10 Maintenance Tips for New Homeowners

Moving into a new home is indeed one of the most exciting times of your life. That’s why it’s important to start out on the right foot and start caring for your home—and protecting your investment—right away.  My clients often ask me what are the most important areas of a home to consistently maintain. Here are 10 key trouble spots home maintenance experts advise you regularly check on so that they don’t turn into larger, more expensive, problems down the road:

Tips for Saving on Heating and Cooling

With the holiday season now in full swing, you are undoubtedly busy ... whether it's shopping for gifts, preparing for guests or gathering with friends. What you probably won't notice through the hustle and bustle of the season is your heating bills rise. Did you know that as much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling? As a member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, I can offer you some vital information that will help you make smart decisions about your home's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system...all of which can have a big effect on your utility bills -- and your peace of mind. Here are some tips from ENERGY STAR to help you increase the efficiency of your heating and cooling system:

6 Ways to Get Your Home in Tip-Top Shape

Understandably, the goal for any home seller is to sell their property quickly, while investing as little as possible in renovations. With a limited budget and a little effort, you can greatly increase your home's appeal by focusing on what prospective buyers can see on their first visit.  Consider the following advice from staging expert Kate Hart:

How New FHA Changes Could Affect Home Buyers

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently implemented changes to the premium structures for an FHA-backed mortgage. It's important that you know that these changes may make it more costly for home buyers to procure FHA loan products.

7 Moving Mistakes that Can Cost You

Keeping your household organized is a challenge in the best of circumstances, let alone when you're in the midst of dealing with the disruption of moving.  I'd like to do all I can to help you experience a stress-free, successful move. Throughout my years in the real estate business, I've witnessed many common mistakes that people make during the course of a move.
Here are seven to avoid:

Remax is back in the heart of Rancho Bernardo!

Check out this video of our recent Open House.  Such great people to work with!  You won't see my smiling face in the video, but there are "signs" of me :)  It's great to have our office back in the heart of Rancho Bernardo again.  Stop by sometime and say hello!

Remax Grand Opening

Top 5 Ways to Sell Your Home More Quickly

If your home is on the market, or if you're planning to sell your home in the near future, you might be discouraged by the national media's rampant reports of increasing inventory and languishing sales.
While there is, indeed, plenty of inventory currently on the market, there are steps you can take as a home seller to ensure your home sells more quickly, while still garnering the maximum sales price possible. As a member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, I have learned a few strategies that really work toward securing a buyer more quickly.