By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team When you’re retired, the world is your oyster. You have no job to tie you down. You are free to move wherever you choose. Retirement is the perfect time to move to your [Read More…]
Archives for July 2016
The Legal Benefits of Using a Licensed Real Estate Agent By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Are there legal benefits to using a licensed real estate agent? The short answer is yes. Licensed real estate agents have legal obligations — formally called “fiduciary duties” — to their clients that [Read More…]
Insurance FAQs for First-Time Home Buyers By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Buying home insurance for the first time is overwhelming, especially if you’re trying to go it alone. Before shopping for coverage, review these common insurance questions to make sure you’re armed with the [Read More…]
How to Prepare Your Home for an Appraisal By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Getting your home appraised can often be a nerve-wracking experience. Your home and your handy work will be on display to be judged and valued so that you can move forward with selling [Read More…]
What Do Buyers and Sellers Pay in Closing Costs? By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Rarely does a buyer or seller show up to the closing without knowing exactly what their costs of sale will be. In fact, based on the mortgage loan amount of the purchase/sale price, [Read More…]
Here’s Why Your Debt-to-Income Ratio Matters By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Home shoppers eager to qualify for a mortgage could get turned down because of a number they’ve never heard of: their debt-to-income ratio (DTI). If you’re a bit hazy on DTI, you’re in [Read More…]
Landscaping a New Construction Home By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team You’re excited about closing on your new home and can’t wait to dig into the blank canvas of a newly sodded lawn. Well, here’s the bad news: That emerald green grass is also [Read More…]
Happy 4th of July from Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
From Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Please note that this Scottsdale Real Estate Blog is for informational purposes and not intended to take the place of a licensed Scottsdale Real Estate Agent. The Szabo Group offers first class real estate [Read More…]
Sellers: Are You Making Your Agent Crazy? By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team The agent/seller relationship is like none other. No other professional spends the majority of their client time in the client’s actual home. We get very close to our sellers, not just physically but [Read More…]
