los angeles home buyer tips

This is the fifth part of the series Buying a Los Angeles home. In this post I will address making an offer once you have found THE home. The actual negotiation of the offer is addressed in Part 6. You have looked at several homes and are focused on one on which you would like to […]

Part 4 in the series about buying a Los Angeles home is aimed at helping you gain an edge in the search process, especially in a sellers’ market; a market in which there is a shortage of available homes for sale. A buyers’ market is just the opposite. At this stage, you will have your

You are ready to buy a Los Angeles home. You have talked to a lender and chosen your Los Angeles real estate agent. What comes next? Now you need to sit down with your agent and define your criteria. An area like Los Angeles gives you a large variety of options and you are going

This is Part 1 in a series to help you understand the process of buying a home, specifically, getting ready to buy a home in Los Angeles: The Lender. Getting Ready to Buy a Home in Los Angeles Before you even start the process of buying a home in Los Angeles, maybe even before you find

Home buyer’s remorse is a genuine concern that will wipe away any excitement or happiness you may have experienced from purchasing a new home. This is a highly unpleasant situation to be caught up in, so you’d want to avoid it. To help, we’ve prepared a guide on strategies to help you avoid home buyer’s

Second homes were previously associated with wealthy families. Today, it is most people’s dream to own vacation homes. It brings multiple benefits, including extra income by renting it out* when not in use.   A second home can also provide quality family time. You may even get creative by arranging home exchange among homeowners. Besides, you

You may be on your way to moving to our fair city with a desire to live near the ocean. These are some of the areas that border the ocean. However be aware that proximity to the ocean does not guarantee an ocean view. Playa Del Rey,  located just south of Silicon Beach, and close

Finally your process of buying a Los Angeles home is over.  You are just about to close escrow and are ready to move in. Here are some things you need to think about: Change all the utilities into your name, and make sure the seller has remembered to cancel their service.  Here are some of

You may be considering buying Los Angeles real estate and may have luckily have identified a home and gone into escrow.  Now you need to decide how you are going to take title, especially if you are taking it jointly. There are various way to take title, including: SOLE OWNERSHIP A man or woman who

This is the seventh part of the series on Buying a Home in Los Angeles,in which we will go over what is involved in the escrow process. The first part of the Los Angeles home buying process is over, your offer was accepted and you will be entering the escrow phase, since California is an