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5 Tips for Choosing A Realtor In Today’s Hot Market

88% of Homebuyers Used a Real Estate Agent Last Year. Here Are 5 Tips to Choosing One In Today’s Hot Market In today’s red hot real estate market, you need to be able to move quickly. The majority of agents out there are reasonably competent, says Brobeck, but an experienced agent can help you identify…
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You have a new review from Julie

5 stars! Thank you Julie Boyd for getting everything in A WEEK EARLY… we were all just hanging out waiting for closing day cause you handled all the lending like a pro 😂😄😇 “Sammy was the buyer’s agent on a recent transaction we worked on together. From a lender’s standpoint, he excelled at his job.…
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How I treat every $1 that comes in…

How I treat every $1 that comes in… 5% give away50% invest20% taxes 🤔25% spend Some months it doesn’t look like that, but I track the totals and try to reconcile it at the end of the year. Goes hand in hand with tracking income/expenses every month, along with net worth. Not knowing where your…
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Sold! 4260 Via Arbolada #232

Just closed! This family was so great to work with, and we got them a condo UNDER BUDGET! They were very clear about what they wanted, decisive and thoughtful throughout the search. We had a specific timeline and a specific budget — we nailed the timeline AND got them in UNDER their budget… in this…
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How do you get prequalified to buy a house?

How do you get prequalified to buy a house? Free workshop with @fionajbryan in my IGVT and bio #buyahouseinla#loan#mortgage#realestate#realtor#losangeles

SoCal Home Price Notch Another High

Southern California’s real estate market hit another historic peak in June, with home prices soaring to yet another all-time high, though analysts see the extreme bidding wars of the last year beginning to ease. Sammy LyonREALTOR®️DRE #02113227www.lyonideas.com #realestate#realtor#realestateagent#realtorsofinstagram#realestatemarket#losangeles#buyahouseinLA

Sold! 2328 West

Just closed! I met this amazing couple from a personal referral on the interwebs, believe it or not. They had already been through 3 realtors, with challenging experiences on each try. We had an amazing first conversation together, and I was so excited to meet them! A week later, their dream house popped up!! We…
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7 Things First-Time Home Buyers Wish They Knew

7 Things First-Time Home Buyers Wish They Knewsome tips from the internet. 🙂 *You have to set financial limits yourself.* People ask me what to offer. I can give you the data on the market, but ultimately, you are the one who has to pay that mortgage for 30 years. So, with a good lender,…
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7 Things First-Time Home Buyers Wish They Knew

some tips from the internet. 🙂 You have to set financial limits yourself. People ask me what to offer. I can give you the data on the market, but ultimately, you are the one who has to pay that mortgage for 30 years. So, with a good lender, you can run some scenarios of payments…
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LGBTQ+ couples are 73% more likely to be denied a mortgage than straight couples

Facts. “A 2017 paired-test study found widespread discrimination on the part of real estate agents against same-sex couples and transgender home seekers in Dallas-Forth Worth, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.” “LGBTQ+ couples are 73% more likely to be denied a mortgage than straight couples.” (read that again) “Nearly half of LGBTQ+ renters (46%) are concerned…
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