I sat down with local REALTOR Donnie Weddle of Keller Williams Realty Preferred this past week and discussed the proper amount of down payment one should make when buying a new home. Don says the amount to pay down is really a personal choice, well almost a choice as many lenders and the federal government set the amounts down on many of the different loan programs in the market place. He [....]
Read MoreIf you want my thoughts on the Zillow Offers program, I will share them with you. However, I want you to understand that I'm not a fan of Zillow. Let me share my personal story with you. In 2014 I decided to list my home for sale, my wife at the time thought she would help price the home, so she pulled up Zillow only to find out that our home we had spent over $350,000 building was only valued on [....]
Read MoreAs a local realtor I see the term "as is" noted all the time in listings. When in actuality in the state of Oklahoma all properties are sold as is, it is only after negotiations that the seller is obligated to make repairs. In today's market you see the Highest or Best Offer used a lot, most people think that means the highest offer is the best and that is not always the case. If I write an offe [....]
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