The Housing Market? We’re Still Cruisin’
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel Interest rates are above 5% inflation. Is it time to buy? Is it time to sell? Not sure know what to do. Well, let’s dig into it. Maybe you're a seller that's be...
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Keep on top with latest and exclusive updates from our blog on the California real estate world. Taya DiCarlo posts about tips and trends for buyers, sellers, and investors every week. Whether it be about staging your property or a snapshot of the market, this is your one stop shop.
How Much Does It Really Cost to Sell Your House?
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel So, we're going to sell our house for $2 million, which means we're going to make $2 million. News flash, no you're not. You have closing cost. There's a lot more money at play here and I'm going ...
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House?
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel All you need is 20% down to buy a house and boom, boom, it's done. Actually, you're going to need a little bit more than that. I'm going to give you a Taya’s 2 Cents buyers guide on how much you're g...
Why Discount Brokers Are So Expensive
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel When you're interviewing someone to sell your house and they're willing to list it for 1%, it may seem like you're saving a lot of money but guess what? That 1% is way more expensive than you think. Wh...
Should You Buy a Fixer or Something Turn-Key?
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel Congrats, you love the house, but you think it needs a little bit of TLC. Before moving forward, ask yourself, is it a money pit makeover or is it a house that just needs some light renovation tha...
Know Your Purchasing Power
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel Did you know that since the start of 2022 interest rates have now risen a full point? But what does that mean? It means that buyers’ purchasing power has diminished that much. Let's talk about the ...
Let’s Talk About Your Monthly Payment
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel You're in the middle of a bidding war and you are stepping up. You know exactly what it takes. You need to come up a hundred thousand dollars; that's a lot of money. No, it's not. It's actually not rea...
How’s That Escrow Going?
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel I'm going to give you an unorthodox way of looking for listings that might be available. It's just going to require your agent to put in a little sweat equity. Believe it or not in this hot market wher...
Don’t Be Greedy, Price Your Home Right
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel Let's not get crazy and blinded by greed; I know the market's hot, but people are not stupid. A house is only worth what a buyer's willing to pay. Let’s talk about how to not price your home in this h...
How to Live Rent & Mortgage Free
Subscribe to Taya's Youtube Channel Most people don't know where they're going to be in the next five years, so why are you shopping for a home like you're actually going to live there for the next 30 years? Spoiler alert, just because yo...