by Jon Terry | May 1, 2013 | Buying A Home, Colorado Living, Foreclosure, Housing Analysis, Selling a Home
As the saying goes, “Springtime is for selling houses.” The months of April, May, June and July typically account for more than 40% of all housing transactions annually. This year, buckle up because we anticipate a huge amount of transactions and more than the usual...
by Jon Terry | Aug 22, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Foreclosure, Investors, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate, Selling a Home, Short Sale
As part of our series on Short Sales, we posed some questions to the Linked In community and I thought the questions and answers were worth sharing. As we have discussed, short sales can be a positive solution by helping one avoid foreclosure. Owners facing...
by Jon Terry | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Credit, Mortgages
When an individual’s income starts growing and they manage to set aside some savings, they commonly experience what may be considered an innate instinct of modern civilized mankind: the desire to spend money. Since North Americans have a special love affair with...
by Jon Terry | Jul 20, 2011 | Blog, De-Personalizing your Home, Selling a Home, Staging
The minute you know it’s time to sell your home, start thinking value. Which home improvements will yield the highest price and which aesthetic staging will make potential homebuyers fall in love? Value is determined when buyers weigh the work and cost...
by Jon Terry | May 18, 2011 | Blog, Credit
Up until now a tax lien, paid or unpaid could haunt your credit report for a long time. Depending on what state you live in, a paid tax lien could stay on your report for 7-10 years and an unpaid lien could stay on indefinitely. The IRS announced in February...
