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The Home Buying Journey
Brent guides you through the home buying journey with 8 essential steps to follow.
Mortgage Hack: How to Save Money & Shave Years Off Your Loan
Are you looking to save hundreds or thousands of dollars and shave years off of your mortgage loan? Brent provides essential insight for all homebuyers to be aware of.
How is My Interest Rate Determined?
Brent highlights four major points to consider as a homebuyer today that will affect your mortgage interest rate.
Building Wealth with Real Estate
Brent breaks down why homeowners have a greater net worth than renters and how you can build wealth for you and your family.
20% Down to Purchase Your Home: Is It Worth It?
Brent discusses if it's worth it to put down 20% to purchase your home while considering the pros and cons of doing so
What Do You Need to Disclose When Selling Your Home?
Brent discusses what you are obligated to disclose as a home seller to the buyer when selling your home.
The Difference Between a Home Warranty and Homeowners Insurance
Brent provides insight on the difference between home warranties and homeowners insurance while discussing what they cover in your home.
Selling Your House? Why Your Asking Price Matters
Brent discusses why pricing your home matters more than ever, now that the market has shifted, while providing some essential tips on choosing your asking price.
How to Choose the Right Location For Your Home
Brent provides insight on what to look for when deciding on your home's location while discussing the importance of the area's rate of home appreciation, development, and amenities.
Why You Should Hire a Real Estate Agent (As a Buyer OR Seller)
Brent discusses why you should choose a real estate agent to represent you while discussing the benefits of having an agent in your corner as a buyer or seller in today's housing market.
Confusing Housing Market News? Here’s How to Navigate It
Brent discusses how we navigate through the headlines in a shifting housing market while revealing whether the housing market going up or down.
How to Keep Your Money From Eroding Amidst Inflation
Brent discusses why home ownership is a great hedge against the impact of inflation.
Should You Consider an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)?
Brent explains why adjustable rate mortgages (ARMS) are not the product of the past, while diving into when ARMS would be a considerable option for you as a buyer.
How to Wade Through a Home Inspection’s Sea of Info
Brent the Broker coaches on how to parse through a home inspection, including health and safety issues, big-ticket cost items, and the minutia of your inspection report.
3 Ways to Lower Your Mortgage Interest Rate
Brent discusses mortgage rate buydowns, adjustable rate mortgages, and 15-year fixed mortgages while teaching prospective homebuyers how to combat rising interest rates.
Roller Coaster Housing Market? Here’s How to Take Advantage
Brent discusses how to navigate the housing market during uncertain times while offering perspective of some advantages of being a buyer in today's market.
Fact vs Fiction: Lots of Foreclosures are Coming
Brent talks fact versus fiction on whether or not a wave of foreclosures is going to flood the current housing market. Watch the video for his thoughts!
Fact vs Fiction: Are We In A Housing Bubble?
Brent discusses supply and demand, new home construction, home appreciation, and foreclosures in today's housing market. Are we in a housing bubble?
Everything You Need to Know About Flipping a Home
Brent teaches how to do the math on flipping a home. Risks to consider and potential pitfalls along the way.
3 Tips to Pick the Right Real Estate Agent
Brent provides some tips to utilize when choosing which real estate agent will represent you.
I recently had a client whose grandmother wanted to transfer her property in Hawaii to them. In this blog, we’re taking an inside look at the different options for transferring property to a family member and the legal and tax implications that come along with it.