Buyers

My friend Debe from Charlotte has written an EXCELLENT blog post on why home buyers need their own representation - which is FREE! Please call me if you are interested in buying a home in the greater Tulsa area! Lori is a residential Realtor serving the greater Tulsa area, and specializing in ... Continue Reading » about Buyer Representation – Is It Really Necessary?

Components of a real estate offer: what a first-time home buyer needs to know Our first-time home buyer has been pre-qualified with a Lender and has been shopping online and in person with his/her Realtor. Now you’ve found the perfect house and are ready to make an offer. The first thing your ... Continue Reading » about Components of a real estate offer: what a first-time home buyer needs to know

Tips and Tricks for First-Time Home Buyers - just in time for the April 30, 2010 stimulus deadline! Because I am working with so many first-time home buyers at the moment, I thought I would write one general outline for all to follow. Your first step as a first-time home buyer is to speak to a ... Continue Reading » about Tips and Tricks for First-Time Home Buyers – just in time for the April 30, 2010 stimulus deadline!

Countdown: 65 days until the deadline for first-time buyers to get your contracts written  - Do you feel the frenzy beginning as we approach the deadline for first-time buyers to get their contracts submitted to qualify for the stimulus credit? As of today, February 23, 2010, the April 30th ... Continue Reading » about Countdown: 65 days until the deadline for first-time buyers to get your contracts written

What Buyers need to know about FSBO (For Sale by Owner) properties My favorite Lender, Juliana James-Thomas of 1st Capital Mortgage, contacted me about a client interested in purchasing a FSBO property - “for sale by owner.” She was concerned that he didn’t have his own ... Continue Reading » about What Buyers need to know about FSBO (For Sale by Owner) properties

This is not a scare tactic - just information you need to be aware of. LoriVia Lonnie Glessner (America's Mortgage LLC):The number one reason to buy a home right now may surprise you. The number one reason to buy a home now is NOT that the first time home buyer tax credit or the repeat home buyer ... Continue Reading » about The Number 1 Reason to Buy a Home Now!

To buy or not to buy? - the 2nd wave of the stimulus package for 1st-time home buyers It’s been an interesting experience working through the mad rush trying to find a home and get qualified in time to meet the deadline to qualify for the $8,000 stimulus refund. Now that the deadline is ... Continue Reading » about To buy or not to buy? – the 2nd wave of the stimulus package for 1st-time home buyers

My first closing of the year: for these special 1st-time home buyers, it was POSSIBLE On January 8th, my Buyers, Kas and Corey, closed on their beautiful and darling home in Tulsa’s Brookside area. They are indeed, first-time home buyers. In addition to being long-time personal friends, Kas ... Continue Reading » about My first closing of the year: for these special 1st-time home buyers, it was POSSIBLE

Most home buyers assume that all home sellers are desperate to sell – not so! Since I represent both home buyers and home sellers in real estate transactions, I am able to see both sides of the coin. I am continually shocked to learn that most home buyers assume that all home sellers are ... Continue Reading » about Most home buyers assume that all home sellers are desperate to sell – not so!