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Let’s face it, pretty much everyone likes watching shows about home renovation and the like. There is something in the brain that flips, usually around your 30s, that makes us all real-estate obsessed even if it’s not something we broadcast and pretend our family members are the ones who leave HGTV on all the time. Of particular fascination is the ability to transform a “Fixer-Upper” into a stunning home that could be the envy of the neighborhood, or at least a really nice place to live.

So when you came into possession of an extra house, perhaps as inheritance, a “gift”, or because you just moved out of it for an even better home, it seems like the perfect opportunity. You and your buddies will get to do your very own episode of Flip This House or Good Bones. But it’s a lot more complicated than you might think. Not only do houses chosen for these shows go through an audition process for ‘suitability’, they also have all the expertise, help, and budget that Hollywood can provide.

Before you dive head-first into major home renovations, take a good long look at the house you’re considering flipping, the changes you think would be necessary, and what it will take (in the real world) to get from Before to After pictures. Consider with us just a few things that can make flipping a lot harder than it looks on television:

1) Actually Getting the Place Clean

The first step to a successful flip is getting absolutely everything that is not structural out of the house. Every pile of old junk in the closets, basement and attic. Every square-foot of clothing (you know what we mean) and every heavy, cumbersome piece of furniture. Not to mention the semi-essentials like curtains, wall decor, throw-rugs, etc. etc. etc.

For some homes, this is easy. You may have even lucked out and been blessed with an already empty home, except for the few lingering gems in the attic. There’s always something forgotten in the attic. However, if you have inherited a relative’s house that is still full of their life’s possessions, from heirlooms to cat-sweater collections, or if your old house is still full of all the stuff you didn’t take with, this can be a surprisingly taxing ordeal.

Truly emptying a house that has been accumulating stuff for decades can take weeks. And it’s only the beginning. Oh, and don’t forget that to renovate to sell your Los Angeles house fast, you’ll also need to remove the appliances. Think washer/dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher. Which means uninstalling them and reinstalling them when you’re done.

2) Underlying Mold / Termites / Structural Damage

Do you know what the vast majority of HGTV flipped homes don’t have? Unbelievable extensive mold behind the walls or in the carpet padding. Termites eating at the structures and a foundation that cracks and is slowly pulling the house apart. Only the shows tailored to those of us who like a little horror in our real-estate drama even hint at these terrible structural flaws that can stop a flip dead in it’s tracks. Flip or flop? When it comes to mold, termites, foundation problems, massive water damage, and similar issues, it is always going to be a flop.

It’s not that the house doesn’t have potential, or that remediation and repair isn’t possible. It’s that suddenly “A few coats of paint and replacing those 70’s era floors suddenly turned into tens if not hundreds of thousands in simple recovery processes. And in case you didn’t know, mold inside the drywall means you’re going to need all-new drywall.

3) Your Realistic DIY Capabilities

In DIY home flipping shows, your main characters and their support teams always seem like nice, average people who suddenly manifest super-human home rebuilding capabilities. How many times have you seen sped-up and time-lapsed clips of these people miraculously building new structural features, installing beautiful new floors, or reinventing the plumbing and lighting fixtures to transform a house from dud to dream home?

Well, we hate to break it to you, but you and your buddies are not going to manifest these master-builder skills overnight. Unless you have a history in construction or have done a lot of flipping-style projects in the past, it takes time, effort, and a decent amount of learning from mistakes to lay a perfect new wood-panel floor, install a fancy light fixture (safely) or significantly change built-in aspects of a home.

Amuse yourself for a moment by checking a few DIY fails on Pinterest to get an idea of just how hilariously bad it can go when amateurs take on projects that TV pros make look easy. Before you pick up the power drill.

4) Your Budget for (and Ability to Hire) Professionals

Okay, so you’ve accepted that maybe you’re not the right person for some of the flipping job and have started to think about hiring contractors for at least part of the project. This is a great idea, in theory, but you are essentially creating a new home renovation project with all the ups and downs that this endeavor traditionally entails.

Just to hire contractors is a big ordeal. You need to find a trustworthy team with the right skills. You need to make sure the contract protects you from contractor mistakes and faulty materials. And you need to prepare yourself for some serious sticker-shock. Hiring an HGTV-worthy construction team costs a lot more than you think it does, and final costs are almost always higher than the estimate.

5) The Time it Takes!

We mentioned sped-up clips and time-lapse videos before in passing, but now really stop and think about it. Exactly how many days does of fully dedicated labor does it take to flip a house? Even with the shows that emphasize working quickly – how many energetic, professionally trained young people are really working on each project? Flip on your favorite renovation show and actually count them. Including all the people in t-shirts in the background doing the painting, prep, and finishing work.

Now count your team, the hours you have to dedicate during the week and weekends, and how much of your free time over the next year you really want to pour into this project. Even if you do have all the skills necessary to take on your envisioned renovations, the amount of time it will take can boggle the mind. This is why so many home renovations go half-finished and why many people who DIY have ongoing projects that never seem to end in a beautifully complete home.

6) Buyer Demands

Finally, let’s say you do put in the time, have the skills, and manage to complete every renovation you feel is needed to sell the house. You even reinstall the appliances or go the extra mile and replace them with new ones. Believe it or not, you aren’t done yet.

The next phase of the project is actually trying to sell the house. If you’ve never sold a house before, or only sold one that was already officially ‘market ready’, then brace yourself once more. Because buyers make demands. You find a great couple who “Love” the house except… before they sign the contract, they need you to fix X, Y, and Z. Sure, they adore the cozy home you’ve renovated and would love to pay you a hundred thousand dollars or more. But they actually hate the new tile backsplash you put in and need it replaced. Or they could only live in a home with a glass-top stove. Or the classic wallpaper in the stairwell you thought was good enough to keep simply has to go.

Back to the DIY drawing board, hire contractors, or throw up your hands and let the place stand vacant after all your hard work? Fortunately, there’s a better way.

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If you’re having second thoughts about a DIY flip but know that the house needs more than a little TLC before it’s ready to be someone’s new “Dream Home”, don’t despair. You can still get a good price without all the dedicated time, elbow grease, and pizza bought for helpful friends. Let us buy your house as-is and our HGTV-worthy teams here at Seller’s Advantage reviews will take care of the rest. You get a good price, no DIY disasters, and you don’t even have to put up with realtor hassle and fees. And we get another great property that someone will love! For more information or to get a no-cost, no-strings assessment of your property, contact us today!

Whether you live with a person with hoarding disorder or have a loved one who is a hoarder, life can be complicated. According to the American Psychiatric Association, hoarding is a mental disorder which affects an estimated 2-5 percent of the population. The impact of hoarding extends beyond the individual. Family and friends are also affected by the consequences of hoarding. In particular, there are challenges presented by selling the home of a hoarder.

Understand Hoarding

Hoarding is more than just clutter. Individuals with hoarding disorder have an ongoing problem getting rid of possessions. They believe they need to save them, regardless of actual value. The thought of getting rid of possessions causes extreme distress. As a result, items pile up over a period of years, often making it difficult to function in daily life. A 2015 survey showed that seven percent of Americans consider themselves to be a hoarder and half of Americans know a hoarder. All kinds of people are hoarders, but sadly, many people mistakenly consider hoarders to be lazy, dirty, greedy, or selfish.

Putting a hoarder’s home on the market presents some possible difficulties. Today, most home buyers shop for a new house online, so photos are extremely important. Pictures of a hoarder’s home are not likely to entice buyers. Another common sales tool, the open house, can be hard under the best of circumstances. In the case of a hoarder’s home, an open house may be impossible. People may be unable to walk around in the house, reluctant to bring their children inside the house, or even unable to open the door. In the event that prospective buyers come inside the home, they may make disparaging or disrespectful comments which may be very upsetting to the owner.

People with hoarding disorder fall on a spectrum, from mild to severe. The more severe the problem, the more impact it has on an individual’s life. Over time, it may affect their health, finances, and relationships. When it becomes necessary to sell a hoarder’s home, many challenges present themselves. It is vital for the hoarder and those helping to have a realistic understanding of the potential hurdles, and that despite the condition of the house, the house can be sold.

Establish ownership

If you are assisting a friend or family member with selling the home, first make sure they have a legal right to sell the home. In some cases, a hoarder may be only living in the house because family members are trying to provide lodging. Or, the house may be tied up in a trust. Such circumstances need to be dealt with before the house can be sold.

Cleaning challenges

Do not underestimate the amount of cleaning that needs to be done. It probably cannot be accomplished with a group of family, friends, and neighbors, no matter how intentioned. Usually, even local home cleaning services will not and should not take it on. Only extreme cleaning professionals will have the skills and equipment to tackle the job.

When you first see a hoarder’s home, you are probably just seeing the top layer of trash. But beneath the piles of trash or newspapers, there are layers of problems that have accumulated, probably for years. Laundry, moldy food, black mold, animal droppings and even animal remains. Both the surfaces and the air are unhygienic, to say the least, and probably toxic. Because everything needs to be handled with caution and disposed of properly, only cleaners who specialize in these types of hazards can do the job. It will cost more than using volunteer helpers, but it will be worth it.

When cleaning out a hoarder’s house, everything might look like trash, but there may be valuable items hidden in the trash piles. These may be family keepsakes, or they may be items of monetary value. If there are items which can be sold, the money can be used to help the owner or facilitate the sale.

When setting goals for the cleanup, it is best to set several smaller, reasonable deadlines. A general deadline, such as it must be done in the next two weeks, is likely to fail.

Be aware of damage and repair costs

Cleaning will only address surface issues. Most people need to do some repairs when selling a house. Most people with hoarding disorder, however, need many repairs done. In most cases, a hoarder has probably neglected to do even basic maintenance to keep a house in good condition. It is impossible to know the extent of the damage until the cleaning process reveals it. Maintenance issues that have been ignored can be dangerous to the individual’s health. Broken bathroom facilities can lead to mold and other problems. Damaged or missing smoke alarms can be deadly if there is a fire. Inspections may also reveal structural damage, as well as plumbing and electrical problems.

No matter how much they need the help, unfortunately, most individuals with hoarding disorder refuse to let anyone, including repairmen, into their home. They may be embarrassed, ashamed, or just intensely private. So repair problems continue to mount up, existing problems get worse, and the cost of repairs increases. Avoid hiding or ignoring damage. Potential buyers for a hoarder’s home will be anticipating damage, and it is best to handle the necessary repairs upfront. This also means you will have paperwork or other proof of recent repairs.

Time

Time is essential when it comes to selling a hoarder’s home. Based on the condition of the house, the owner may need to move out as soon as possible for health reasons. He may be behind on his mortgage payments or under threat of eviction by the city. The individual may need the money badly and wants to sell my house fast Los Angeles. It takes a huge amount of time and effort to get such a house ready for sale.

Selling a home and moving is hard for anyone, but even harder for a hoarder. Someone with hoarding disorder may be overwhelmed and unable to make decisions. In some cases, people simply choose not to invest the time and money in preparing the house. They just want a quick sale with minimal stress.

Contact  Seller’s Advantage reviews online (https://www.sellersadvantage.com/contact/) or call us at 1-800-208-3243 to get a no-cost, no-obligation quote on your home. We purchase homes in AS-IS condition and can give you a cash offer in as little as 24 hours.

Millions of homes are bought and sold each year where the seller and buyer work together, and where a real estate agent works with or for a seller or buyer. The way everyone – buyer, seller, and professionals – work together has a massive impact on whether a home sells or the sale falls through. Sales fall through for many different reasons, and time is often the cause of many. Time can kill home deals, for example, because:

• The Los Angeles cash home buyers have time to change their minds about the home, the neighborhood, the school district, or the commute time. Sometimes because between writing the offer and completing the sale, the buyer loses their job or gets a job transfer into another area.
• The buyer and seller have enough time to have an argument over something, and the buyer walks. Buying and selling homes is stressful, and people can argue over the smallest things. Any Realtor with at least a couple of years’ experience will quote instances of a buyer walking away from the contract – and losing their escrow (or good faith) deposit. That deposit does not necessarily go to the injured party, in this case the seller, because the contract may stipulate it is used to cover, say, appraiser fees if the appraisal has been done, or it goes to the real estate companies to cover their costs. The seller may lay claim to the good faith deposit, the buyer may challenge it, and everything gets put on hold until the legal dispute gets settled.
• The buyer’s loan falls through. That can even happen a day before closing because, for example, the buyer celebrates by buying new furniture on credit, and that results in them not qualifying for their mortgage anymore.
• The title agent, handling the post-contract legal work, or the mortgage lender misses a deadline. This is not common, but with the changes made to the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in 2016, post-contract work got more complex. The new rules introduced by the law are being modified again, and even though they are in force, they do not become mandatory until October 2018. To quote the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the new ruling “also makes a limited number of additional substantive changes where the Bureau has identified discrete solutions to specific implementation challenges.”Briefly, this means lenders must tell buyers of any changes to their loan criteria with enough time for the buyer to know about them, and to try to improve on them if possible. If the buyer does not have enough time to review and understand the changes, they can delay buying the home or the sale can completely collapse. Time can be critical, here, especially if the buyer is using an online lender based in a different time zone. The lender may issue the paperwork by their time zone’s deadline, but the buyer may not receive it by their time zone’s deadline.
• One of the agents, working with either the seller or the buyer, fails to do their job properly.

These five different situations can be catastrophic to a sale. Most buyers and sellers rely on their real estate agent to “ride shotgun” and either manage the technicalities or liaise with all the people involved to keep everything on track. The longer the time between contract and completion, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.

Time really is of the essence in a home sale. And hoping the real estate agent will stay on top of everything may not be possible. Let us discuss that one in more detail.

Many real estate agents are also Realtors, but others are not. Many agents are hardworking, experienced, deliver high-quality service, and more often than not, produce good results. It is a sobering thought, though, that the average number of homes sold in a year is, six or seven per agent

One closed sale every two months is not all that frequent when you think about it. When you also consider that successful agents may sell 20, 50, or 100 homes in a year it begs three questions:

1. How knowledgeable, skilful, and able to handle problems are the thousands of agents who only sell two or three homes in a year? These agents are often working part-time in real estate and have regular employment elsewhere or are retired. They use real estate to supplement their other income, so may not be available to deal with an important or a last-minute problem.
2. How much time can a very successful agent give to each contract if they are handling two or three sales in any one week, especially if they are also showing homes to other buyers, marketing properties for other sellers, looking for new business, and attending all the meetings and mandatory educational courses, etc? Many of these successful agents rely on office staff to manage their business once a contract is in place, so they are not personally involved day-to-day.
3. How do you know the Realtor who wants to sell your home or who brings a buyer to view your home is going to give enough time and effort to solve problems, handle the complex project of getting from contract to completion, manage the interactions between the parties, the home inspectors, mortgage company, title company, title attorney, repair contractors, etc? This may be a bigger question if the agent is new to the business, only works part-time or has bigger and more lucrative contracts to handle.

The longer a contract is worked on, the more likely something will go wrong. Time is the enemy in a real estate transaction. Some buyers get pre-approved but later on, they fail to get fully approved for their loan. A home inspector may find a problem (remember the inspector is working for the buyer) that frightens the buyer off or which is too expensive for the seller to pay for. Or, something simple may just not get completed by the date set out in the contract, so the contract automatically fails.

Every seller wants to sell in as short a time as possible and with as little hassle and disappointment as possible. If this is how you see your property selling, please click here to contact Seller’s Advantage reviews or call us at 1-800-208-3243 to get a no-cost, no-obligation quote on your home. We purchase homes in AS-IS condition and can give you a cash offer in as little as 24 hours.

There are a lot of different ways to wind up with an extra home on your hands. For most people, this seems like a dream situation: a whole house just to rent out or sell as you please. Maybe recently sized-up and bought a new home but haven’t sold the old one. Maybe a dear relative recently passed away and you inherited their home. Maybe you helped a relative get a home and they left you holding the bag. No matter what the circumstance, the next question is always “Now What?” or I “need to sell my house Los Angeles CA“.

If you, like most Americans, like the idea of passive income, renting it out can seem like a pretty good plan. But wait. Becoming a landlord is a lot more complicated than it sounds on the surface. Before you dive into becoming a novice landlord, take a moment to consider eight of the many ways that bringing a stranger into your property can go wrong. Even if you weren’t that invested in the property to begin with. While most rental tenants are good people who uphold a lease, there are more than a few out there who can spot an inexperienced landlord taking advantage of tenants and know how to take advantage:

1) Hiding Property Damage

The most innocent and common of tenant advantage-taking is, unfortunately, also dangerous for both parties. Tenants who cause damage, or their pets or kids or guests cause damage often don’t want to face the music. Whether they’re manipulative or just cowardly, they will put a poster over a gaping hole in the wall, put a couch over ripped-up or badly stained carpets, and you won’t find out until they move out. Sure, you can dock their security deposit, but repairs can easily exceed the few hundred you took up front, if it hasn’t already done permanent damage to the home’s structure.

2) Indoor Smoking

Thirty years ago, people smoked all the time. Indoors, outdoors, in their cars, and around their kids. No doubt, you remember the smoking sections that have since disappeared from restaurants and lobbies. But today, cigarettes are despised and many people simply won’t move into a place that smells like smoke. This is why most rental properties ban smoking inside, but inveterate indoor smokers know how to spot a rube landlord who won’t be able to stop them. And to rent the home again, you’re going to have to scrub and sanitize every surface of the house first.

3) Unauthorized and Uncontrolled Pets

Pets are the bane of every landlord’s existence. Even landlords who like pets and delight in seeing friendly little critters when they stop by have had experiences that are the reason there are so many seemly too-strict pet clauses in rental leases. But your lease can’t stop the determined pet-owner tenant who loves their little Tasmanian devil dog who rips up or pees on every inch of a home. Or their eight cats. Or their unusual pet that will take over an entire room and make it smell bizarre for years afterward. No matter what your pet clause says, tenants can and will sneak in pets or simply deceive you about how dangerous their pet really is to your home. Then hide and excuse the damage.

4) Hosting Disruptive Parties

An entirely other kind of unpleasant tenant is the type that throws wild and disruptive house parties. Not only does this bother the neighbors and potentially get you, the owner, in trouble with any local HOA, they also have a bad tendency to lose control of their guests. Holes get punched in walls. Cabinet doors get ripped off. Carpets can become stained with substances you don’t even want to identify. And if you don’t live nearby, you might not know that one of these ragers has taken place for weeks or even months unless someone finds a way to call you and report it.

5) Subletting

Subletting is when the tenant you are renting to decides to rent part or all of the house to someone else. This could be anything from a cozy Airbnb’d spare bedroom to cramming students into shared rooms. Even if you have no problem with your tenant making a little spare cash with the extra space they are renting from you, the problem is that these new guests aren’t held to the lease and may even get out of control. They aren’t legally held to your behavior requirements and even vacation rental guests can go horribly wrong despite a good tenant’s best efforts. Subletting or short-term rentals might also be illegal in your city, putting you in legal hot-water if your tenant violates the law without your knowledge.

6) Hot-Swapping

Sometimes a tenant wants to get out of their lease early, and they don’t always go through the propper channels to do this. Hot-swapping is when one tenant gets another to ‘take over’ their lease and occupancy of the house while they disappear to goodness-knows-where. Once again, you are faced with someone who is not on or bound by the lease, even if they continue to pay rent on time (which they often do not). Hot-swapping is also something that can happen if a tenant gets away with unauthorized subleasing for a while and gets the bright idea to simply leave their subletter behind.

7) Lease Squatting

And, of course, sometimes tenants just stop paying rent. More often than not, this happens because they fell on hard times or spend their rent money irresponsibly rather than simple spite. It’s not unusual for tenants who fall behind to catch up the next month or two if you are lenient, but sometimes they decide that living rent-free is pretty nice and they stop paying entirely. They may be bound by contract, they may have seemed nice and reliable at first, but you’re back to paying the full expense for the house with a hostile tenant inside. And after they live a few months rent-free, the worst of the worst may decide to refuse to leave after the lease term is over and become hostile squatters. At this point, you may need to call on the police and a lawsuit just to get them out and get your rental payments.

8) Forcing You to Evict Them

And on the topic of police and lawsuits, the biggest nightmare for most amateur landlords with bad tenants comes when you have to evict a tenant for the first time. This isn’t as simple as posting a pink slip on their door. An eviction is a lawsuit you must file, then defend your claim that the tenant has warranted eviction. Tenants who have already gone so far as to force this action are also much more likely to lie in court, say vicious things, and even try to frame you for negligence or abuse and sue you back.

It takes a lot of hard work to be a successful landlord of just one residential property. And even the pros with a dozen houses in three local counties sometimes have to deal with the horrors of a nightmare tenant who slipped past the screening process. For most people who aren’t ready to take on landlording like a second job, you’ll get a lot more monetary value and a lot fewer headaches just from selling the place like property owners seeking to sell my house fast Los Angeles. Fortunately, that’s where we can lend a hand! If you just want to get a home off your hands without hassle, lawsuits, or major clean-up projects, contact Seller’s Advantage reviews today!

When you list your home on the market, selling it quickly is the ultimate goal. If your house is not renovated or does not compare to similar homes on the market, you’ll need to invest some time, money and labor to make it market ready. Here are four tips to keep in mind before listing your home or selling your home in Los Angeles.

1. Class Up Your Kitchen

A complete kitchen renovation could cost $5,000 or more, but if you want to keep your updates around (or under) $1,000, choose one big area to focus on updating in the kitchen such as replacing the counter tops, or paying a professional to refinish your existing cabinetry. You might also consider redoing your kitchen floors… a nice vinyl or laminate is inexpensive, looks nice, and could play a huge role in modernizing the look of your kitchen. Some other things to help revamp that kitchen include:

• Matching Appliances: A matching set matters, even if it is not the most luxurious set.
• Less is More: Clear of those counters and show potential buyers the space that’s available.

2. Enhance the Bathroom

Again, this is an area in a home that does matter. It is such a small room and can be easily remodeled by potential buyers but it, visually, looks like the most work. Easy updates to help beautify your bathroom include replacing old and outdated hardware and fixtures. This can really give a more modern appearance. Update those bathroom floors… many vinyl floors can be laid directly over old tile. Maybe you can replace those bathroom counters. Because bathroom counter tops are typically smaller, consider splurging on the quality and material of a new counter top replacement. Lastly, be sure you are taking care of the easy updates in the bathroom like re-caulking the bathtub or re-grouting the tiles!

3. Declutter & Clean

Oh, so cliche … we know. But also, so important!

A potential buyer does not want to picture your house as your house. They want to envision their life there, as well as all of the changes they might have in mind. Eliminate any dirt, smells, or cluttered areas within your home. Vacuum every nook and cranny, dust the hard to reach spots (even between those blinds, ugh— we know) and clear the clutter off of those floors, counter tops, and dressers. This is an “update” that is FREE but requires time and thoughtfulness. When you think you are done, ask a friend to walk through your house as if they were a potential buyer, and have them tell you what still needs attention.

4. Quality Photos Matter

Have you ever looked at homes online? What do you look at first – the photos or the description?

The National Association of Realtors said that 90% of buyers look at photos online before considering a walk-through of any home. There are many instances where a beautiful home gets passed up because of the photo quality. Below we have included a few important things you want to make sure you are doing when you snap photos of your home.

Be sure to…

• Use a quality camera to take photos.
• Include pictures of every single room in your home.
  • If the description says 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms- take pictures of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
  • Include additional photos of “special features” such as built-in storage or luxurious appliances.
• Include photos of your backyard and garage.
• Declutter before taking your photos.

If you want to skip the time and the hassle and sell NOW then contact us at Seller’s Advantage, or call us at 1-800-208-3243 to get a no-cost, no-obligation quote on your home. We purchase homes in AS-IS condition and can give you a cash offer in as little as 24 hours.

While many believe being a landlord is a great way to make some extra money, it isn’t as easy as it looks. There are many challenges that come our way.

Here are some challenges that you face as a landlord if you don’t want to sell your home fast Los Angeles.

Maintenance, maintenance, and more maintenance. In order to keep tenants in your building, you have to maintain it to the highest standards. Apartments should be safe and presentable. If not, you will lose tenants and others will not want to move into a building.

Not only does this involve keeping the grounds in good condition, you will also need to make sure that your apartments are in good condition and free from mold and other harmful things.

Plenty of expenses. Though you may not be paying a mortgage on the building, there are still plenty of other expenses that will cut back on your bottom line. Most landlords pay for the electric and heating (though you should be compensated with rent). However, you also have taxes which can be quite expensive. Not only do you have to pay property taxes, you will have to pay taxes on the income that you make through your rental business.  You have insurance to pay for and it is important to make sure that you have enough of it.

Then there are the unexpected expenses. Maintenance costs can be quite high, depending on the size of your building and the age of it. There are also going to be times when something goes wrong. You might have trouble with your electric, heat, or even plumbing and there are times when these bills can be awful.

Running an apartment building is not always as easy as it seems. The maintenance itself can take a lot of time and money, especially if it is an older building. There are also plenty of expenses, both regular and unexpected ones!

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Chances are, you have friends who have been “getting ready” to sell their homes for months–or even years! If you think they’re just not serious about selling, ask what’s taking so long–your head will be spinning in five minutes. Even in a “hot” real estate market, realtors want to maximize the selling price of a house, and ask their sellers to “freshen up” their homes to the point they’re spending a fortune just to get the house on the market.

So now you’re thinking, ‘we’ve kept the house up pretty well, cleaning gutters, cutting grass, checking the HVAC every year, painting as needed–what else would we need to do?” Turns out, a lot. Not only will you need to repair any issues–cracks in the driveway, any rotting wood around the soffits and windows, leaking faucets–any realtor will expect you to undertake the dreaded purging and decluttering tasks that may well involve renting a storage unit. If you’ve got a basement, attic, or garage, then your tidying up can take months to finish–not to mention the closets and cabinets in the house that need the same attention. And once you’ve done all these pricey fixes and put half your belongings in storage, you’re going to pay a hefty realtor’s commission to get the house on the market. If you’re braving the world of For Sale By Owner and saving those commission fees, you’ve still got to deal with prospective buyers–strangers who want to come through your house at inconvenient times–and keep the house show ready all the time.

​If you want to sell your house without going into debt getting it ready to sell, there is a better–and faster–way. With Seller’s Advantage, you’re in the driver’s seat. All you have to do is go online and request an appointment, and they’ll do all the work. A representative researches your neighborhood, and they come to your house in a few days. They buy houses as is, so there’s no need to paint or landscape, or even clear out the closets. Seller’s Advantage pays cash for your house, so there’s no worrying and stress about mortgages and appraisals. Unlike your friends who are still “getting ready” to sell your home fast Los Angeles, or fretting about their buyer’s loan, you can be out of your old house and on to your new one in a couple of weeks when you contact Seller’s Advantage reviews about selling your house the easy way.

The biggest asset that is typically passed down through an estate is a home. If you happen to inherit a home after someone passes away you could either choose to convert the property to a rental or sell it outright. While earning a stream of rental income like Seller’s Advantage reviews can be attractive to some, there are many pitfalls of being a landlord that could make selling the home to Seller’s Advantage a much better option.

Necessary Repairs
If you inherit a home and decide to convert it to a rental property, you will likely have to go through the process of making sure that it is in good overall condition. Depending on the condition of the property, you may have to spend thousands of dollars on repairs in order to lease it to somebody else. To avoid this significant cost, a better option would be to sell it to Seller’s Advantage. Seller’s Advantage will buy your home in “As-Is” condition, which means you will not have to incur the repair expense.

Late Payments
If you decide to convert the property to a rental unit, another risk that you are taking on is the risk that your tenants will be late with rental payments. If your tenant falls behind on rent, you will still be responsible to pay the operating expenses, taxes, and mortgage. This could end up being a huge cash drain each month. Furthermore, the process of eviction can take months to complete and is very stressful. If you choose to sell your Las Vegas house for cash to Seller’s Advantage, you can avoid this risk entirely.

Liability
Whenever you own a property and lease it to another party, you are continuing to take on a certain amount of liability for the property, the tenants, and anyone that comes to the home. Since events that happen that the home after it is leased are out of your control, the liability can be a big concern. To avoid this risk, selling the home could be a much better option.

If you are thinking of selling your home, contact us to learn about your options. The consultation is free to sell my house fast and there’s never any pressure. We’re here to help.

Congratulations–you’ve found a buyer for your house–it’s a young couple with a growing family, they’re in an apartment they can’t wait to leave, and it’s good times all around. So you’ve made an offer on another home, called the movers, and are packing and purging and decorating the new house in your head. A week before you’re supposed to close, what could go wrong?

As it turns out, a lot. 

One homeowner was in that exact situation–living among boxes with paper products and the microwave–three days before closing–when the buyer’s financing fell through and they weren’t able to get the loan.  They had ignored the lender’s warnings not to use their credit cards or make any large purchases until after they closed, and had bought a new car two weeks before they were scheduled to settle on the new house. When the lender ran an updated credit report right before they signed off to have the documents printed, the buyers couldn’t qualify for the loan. And since they couldn’t get financing and that was a condition of the contract, they got their earnest money back. They not only left the seller high and dry, but since real estate is like dominoes, when that transaction fell apart it created a chain reaction of terminated contracts. 

Sellers Advantage reviews offers a new way to sell your house, without the frustrating waiting to find out if the sale actually happens. We’ll give you a free, no-obligation quote for your house, and since we pay cash, can have the sale finalized within a couple of weeks because we buy houses for cash. Contact us and you’ll have peace of mind, knowing your house is in Los Angeles or Las Vegas really sold. 

Owning your home is a huge responsibility–unlike apartment dwellers, you have only yourself to call for repairs when something goes wrong. And in case you were wondering why your lender insisted you have a decent amount in savings to get your loan, this is why. As you may have learned, major home repairs are called that for a reason–they blow a major hole in your budget. And when it’s your furnace that’s given up or your roof that’s decided to leak, these are repairs you can’t postpone, so be ready to pony up substantial funds just to make your home livable.

We buy houses Las Vegas, your inspector should have given you a comprehensive report that not only listed urgent repairs, but also listed things to keep an eye on and expect to replace or repair in the coming years. A water heater, for instance, has an average life span of 8-12 years. If yours was seven years old when you bought the house six years ago, you should be spending your Saturdays at the home improvement store looking over newer (and more efficient) models.
If you find you have to make major repairs to sell my house fast Las Vegas, there are a few ways to handle the financial end of the job.
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Savings
The easiest way to pay for something is to use money you already have. Whether you keep your money stowed in a savings account, money market, or mattress, you can get to it without any hassle and get the work underway.
Home Equity Line
A line of credit on your home is another way to have fairly ready cash for home repairs and maintenance. It is a loan you’ll have to repay, but rates are favorable and you may be able to deduct the interest.
Retailer Financing
The least attractive option is to finance the work through a big box home improvement store. They’ll finance the materials and the labor if you use one of their contractors.

An  Easy Option for Selling Your Home without Repairs
There is a fourth option for your repairs–sell the house. You might find that just selling the house “as is” will be your smartest move financially. If you’d like information to sell my house fast Los Angeles house to Sellers Advantage, contact us and we’ll walk you through our home buying process. Our simple and streamlined system could have you out of that leaky, cold house in a couple of weeks.   Seller’s Advantage reviews has an A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau and is happy to provide a no-cost, no obligation quote to sell your house fast for cash.