by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Recently two colleagues, one a mortgage lender and one a realtor, told me about two instances where they needed a pre-possession agreement. A pre-possession agreement means the escrow has not officially closed but the buyer wants to move in. Conversely a...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Late last year a client asked me for a copy of the final settlement statement (aka Final HUD) from when he purchased a house in 2004. Unfortunately, I no longer had a hard or soft copy of this document due to several computer changes, at least one hard disc drive...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Angies List and various sources, September 2016 You’ve just bought a home. The previous owner replaced the entire HVAC system three years ago. They assure you they purchased a 20-year extended warranty, so you should be covered, right? Not necessarily. ...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Recently on my neighborhood website there was a post talking about a neighbor who was leaving anonymous notes about issues they were having with the owner along with complaints lodged with the City of Tempe for various issues like poorly maintained landscaping or...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
A few months ago I was helping some clients buy their first home. As we went through the process they asked a lot of good questions about each step. I reminded them each step is a new negotiation. 1) Contract – The first negotiation is the contract. It...