After Returning from the Wyoming State Convention last week I wanted to share a little secret that maybe not everyone out there knows about your Realtor choices. If you ever notice some Realtors have some letters after their names on their Business Cards, which probably mean little or nothing to many folks. There is one Realtor Designation that rises above the others, and I think that you can truly see a difference between Realtors who have this designation vs those who don’t. The letters are CRS and they stand for the Council of Residential Specialists.Read more
Ask O: Moving Tips
Dear Olivia,
Can you give us some moving tips?
There are so many details to getting yourself ready to move!
The first step is to get organized! If you are like me this is not an easy task and requires a little help from someone more organized , or some great resources that can be found on Google! One of my favorite tips that I found is to put together a “Moving Binder.” Read more
Ask O: 100% Financing?
Dear Olivia,
Is it still possible to get 100% financing?
A perfect question for June since it is National Homeowners Month!
Yes! We are very fortunate to live in a rural location and have the Rural Development Program in our area! One of the many advantages to living in a small rural community such as ours!
The Rural Development program does have specific requirements and you must meet those requirements to qualify for the financing. Read more
Ask O: Who Do I Choose?
Dear Olivia,
I have a family friend who is a Realtor. I like her and she is a help but she gives me one price to sell my home for and I think it is too low. So I called another agent who suggested a price more in line with my expectations. Who do I choose?
Signed, So ComplicatedRead more
Realities of Home Maintenance
Home maintenance is not only important when getting ready to sell your home, but is important to maintain your home’s value and condition on a day-to-day basis. Regular home maintenance will help you in the resale of your home, it can make a difference in how your buyer views the home, and how your appraiser treats the home in relation to the economic age. But, resale isn’t the first thing on everybody’s mind today, right?Read more
Shopping for a Real Estate Agent
A few months ago I listened to someone tell me the story of a friend who wrote a full price offer on a house that had been listed for 500 days! There were no counter offers, no negotiations, no haggling. As I listened to this I wondered what the buyer’s real estate agent told them, and if there was more to the situation than I was hearing.Read more
Olivia is a Certified Distressed Property Expert
In 2010 I attended the CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) training in Littleton, Colorado. This training offered insight into invaluable information about helping people to potentially avoid foreclosure.Read more
Should I Buy a Home Now?
I’m often asked if this is a good time to buy a home. Some clients are concerned that home prices may fall further than they have already. They are assuming that the best course of action is to wait for the bottom in the market and then buy. The problem with this approach is that you don’t know where the bottom is until you see it in the rear view mirror, meaning until you’ve missed it!Read more