Real Estate Blog & Advice

It's probably no surprise that clients often ask me about using Opendoor. It can sound like a dream, right? Here's an easy way to receive an offer to purchase your home without having to go through the hassle of listing with a Realtor.  I was referred to a couple who...

Sometimes it's all about the small things that help sell your house.  I was out with a new Buyer on a Saturday as we were touring our first homes.  It was cold and rainy that day. I felt like a mail delivery person! Neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night shall keep...

I'm ashamed to admit this.  Living in Utah for over 20 years and this was the first time I vacationed in Moab. Now, to be fair, or maybe to just excuse my laziness, I had been told that Moab is really for Jeepin'. As a Jeep owner that does sound fun, but I made...

I met Caryn through my dear friend Lauren. Caryn needed to sell her house because she was retiring and was looking to downsize. We had some time before we were set to list Caryn's home. She had a lot of life events happening and we planned about a month and a half...

Lately I've been meeting with a lot of Seller's who had their homes listed with other Realtors and they didn't get it sold. I've also been meeting with potential Seller's who have a lot of reasonable questions in today's market.  About a week ago I met with Victor at...

I've been working with a new set of Buyers and we were viewing properties on a Monday afternoon. They liked one of the homes we saw, and we all had opinions of the color choice of one of the bedrooms.  The color wasn't quite brown.  But it wasn't quite yellow either. ...

I received a call from a friend who runs an Estate Planning company, and my friend sent me a text as I was listening to her voice message.  The call came to me because this Estate Planning company knows that I specialize with Seniors (55+) Real Estate needs. Many...

Yesterday was a blast!  This is almost one of those "adult" stories. You know the kind. You get a text message to do something with a friend you haven't seen in a long time. Everyone agrees to getting together, but a date isn't set and nothing ever happens.  It all...

You may have seen talk online that new home inventory is at its highest level since the crash. And if you lived through the crash back in 2008, seeing new construction is up again may feel a little scary.But here’s what you need to remember: a lot of what you see...

There is a simple key to better negotiating. The key is communication!  Whether you are looking to get a raise, change jobs, buy a car, or buy or sell a house there is one tool that you are missing that is keeping you from getting what you want.  You go into...

Now that the market is slowing down, homeowners who haven’t sold at the price they were hoping for are increasingly pulling their homes off the market. According to the latest data from Realtor.com, the number of homeowners taking their homes off the market is up 38%...

6.4 miles 3,093 feet elevation gained 📈 I went on a hike last Friday and it was brutal. The photo doesn't really show how steep the trail really is, and the trail almost looks flat in this picture. I probably should have taken a photo going uphill. ⛰️ The hike gave me...

If you’re still worried about having to deal with a bidding war when you buy a home, you may be able to let some of that fear go.While multiple-offer situations haven’t disappeared entirely, they’re not nearly as common as they used to be. In fact, a recent survey...

An Entrepreneur A Contractor An Engineer And then there's me taking the photo of them while they work. This space will soon begin a transformation into a nail salon!  I really enjoy working commercial real estate, because I'm helping someone achieve their dream of...

I had some help the other day as I was preparing my latest listing in Cottonwood Heights. First up is the son of my dear friend, Jennifer. I was feeling a bit stressed about getting everything done in time for our listing photo shoot. I decided to text Jen's son,...

If you tried to buy a home a few years ago, you probably still remember the frenzy. Homes were listed one day and gone the next. Sometimes it only took hours. You had to drop everything to go and see the house, and if you hesitated even slightly, someone else swooped...

Oops! 👀 Realtor bloopers. I respect the Listing Agent's hustle though! My client and I did go see the home on the scheduled day and at the scheduled time.

Not every homebuyer wants the biggest house on the block. Some want something simpler, more affordable, and easier to maintain, especially in a market where every dollar counts. That’s where condos come in.For first-time buyers, they can be a smart way to get into...

It's about RESULTS! So, it's clear that having showings is not necessarily the final result of listing a house. However, it does lead us to receiving an offer. 2 years ago my client listed her house in Cottonwood Heights with another agent. The listing did not go...

When you sell a house, the last thing you want is for the deal to fall apart right before closing. But according to the latest data from Redfin, that’s happening a bit more often lately. The good news is, it’s completely avoidable if you lean on an agent for insight...

Mortgage rates are still a hot topic – and for good reason. After the most recent jobs report came out weaker than expected, the bond market reacted almost instantly. And, as a result, in early August mortgage rates dropped to their lowest point so far this year...