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  • The Shifting Tides

    Over the past years I have mentioned that I am a real estate broker and a general contractor. I have also stated that I like to help first time home owner acquire their first property. I haven’t explained that I like finding a dump in the right location and then stirp it to bare framing…

  • Carefully Read the Contracts

                As a contractor and real estate broker I have to use a lot of contracts. But I am not always the one initiating these contracts. Therefore, I must carefully read each of these contracts for the term and conditions of them. AS a general contractor sometime, a sub wishes to try and push their…

  • Your Agent/Broker Should Create a Marketing Package Cost Sheet.

    The MARKETING PACKAGE COST SHEET is used to advise your client why third-party investigative reports and advertising are not free. These third-party reports are frequently demanded by potential buyers as the begin they negotiations. When these reports are given up- front they show the willingness of the seller and their agent/broker to openly share information…

  • Is the Buyer’s Broker Needed

    In times past in real estate transactions people in the trade would call the buyer’s broker a cooperating broker, but this terminology was never correct.Cooperating misleads the public in many cases, because it makes it sound as if the seller’s broker and the buyer’s broker are working together in collaboration to join their respective clients…

  • Tips for applying for Real Estate Agent with Brokerage

    It appears that the real estate industry is in a down swing. Because of this it is a good time to apply too be a real Estate agent after securing you license from the DRE. How ever there are some things you should be prepared for when you do so if you’re a new agent…

  • Presenting Your Interpretation

                  There are times when the plans and the procedures which we are to follow are not clear when constructing a structure. When you are stuck by one you need to present your interpretation of the plans and remind them of you right to deviate from structure, which has been designed, to improve the structure.…

  • A Water Management System

                  It’s an old adage, but boats are made to be in the water it only becomes a problem when water is in the boat.  When your property’s basement allow water to seep through what do you do? First of all, do not ignore it. The first step is to investigate. Is the water entering…

  • The Right Way to Build a Shower

    Years ago, while in the service I learned there were three ways to do just about anything. When I entered the trades and started to seek employment, I became familiar with the saying, “My way or highway. However, there are tasks which need to be preformed to construct a building which can be built correctly…

  • Combo Inspections and Common Since

                As you are building your projects there are observations you make that the people working on the plans could not obtain from their offices. These observations are discovered because of your presences at the projects location and are not an oversight or lack of understanding by the plan’s developers. When you discover them contact…

  • Things To Reconsider Before Purchasing That Home

    There are people who would not mind these situations and there are others who would prefer them but I believe that most people would wish not to purchase homes next to the following types of properties. I am not saying never purchase these properties but you need to seriously consider all the information about a…