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5 Frugal Ways to Stage Your Townhouse for Sale in Santa Rosa

March 14, 2025

It’s a plain, simple fact: staged homes sell faster. Studies have found that staged homes often sell in less than a fifth of the time it takes unstaged homes to sell. And having a home sit on the market for a long time is bad news indeed. The problem, though, is that professional staging can … Continued

Private Mortgage Insurance, Closing Costs, and Property Taxes: Costs You Need to Know About When Buying a Home in Santa Rosa

March 13, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

PMI, closing costs, and more. Here's a look at the different costs that go into buying a home in Santa Rosa.

How To Decide Which Offer To Accept in Santa Rosa

March 13, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Getting multiple offers on your home is a good position to be in. It suggests the market favors sellers and your home has attractive qualities to different types of buyers. But is the offer for the most money the best offer? Not always. Here are some suggestions on how to decide which offer to accept … Continued

8 Selling Strategies to Help You Cash In When Selling Your House in Santa Rosa

March 13, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Selling your house in Santa Rosa? Here are a few strategies to help you cash in .

I Inherited a House, What To Do? – Should I Rent or Sell in Santa Rosa?

March 10, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

First, we’re so sorry for your loss. This can be a very challenging time for many reasons, and dealing with property ownership is tough at the best of times. You’re thinking, “I inherited a house, what to do with this house?” Should I rent it? Should I sell it? How should I sell it? Tons … Continued

Do I Earn Equity With A Rent To Own Agreement? – Santa Rosa Rent To Own Program

March 10, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

This question comes up again and again… and honestly, the answer this question has changed in recent years based on new laws enacted that affect what a home owner can do when they’re selling their house under a rent to own agreement. One of the big benefits of owning a house is that you (hopefully) … Continued

What to Expect When Using Private Lending in CA

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Many investors rely solely on private lending to purchase properties. You can go for this method, or combine private loans with traditional bank financing to get the capital you need. If you have not worked with a private lender, we can help you understand what to expect when using private lending in CA. We have … Continued

What Insurance Should I Have For My Rental Property In Santa Rosa? An Investor’s Checklist

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Investing in real estate is different than investing in Wall Street stocks. Stocks are speculative, and they’re also a “paper asset.” The stocks might go up and down but there isn’t much that can happen to the “financial instrument” itself (especially since they’re stored electronically instead of as stock certificates now). Real estate on the … Continued

4 Things Sellers Should Never Say When Closing a Home Sale in Santa Rosa

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

The doorbell rings, and you’re expecting them, so you put on your best-winning smile and open the door. And there they stand looking slightly nervously uncomfortable, but still with bright, eager hope radiating from their faces – the prospective buyers of the home you’re trying to sell. Things go well for a bit, but then you mention … Continued

3 Potential Disadvantages Of Using A Hard Money Lender in CA

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Should you get hard money loans for your real estate investing? In this blog post we’ll answer that question for you by sharing 3 potential disadvantages of using a hard money lender in CA to help you decide whether hard money loans are right for you. Real estate investors prefer not to tie up their … Continued

How To Form A Great Partnership When Investing In Santa Rosa Real Estate

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Are you ready to begin investing in Santa Rosa real estate? Finding the right partner can be instrumental to your success. Learn more about forming partnerships and what you need to do to launch your real estate investment career in our latest post! Investing in Santa Rosa is an excellent decision. But if you’ve never … Continued

5 Things To Do Before Inspections and Appraisals When Selling Your House in Santa Rosa

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

The process of selling a house has a lot of parts that must be in place for everything to go smoothly, and a few of those parts cause more anxiety than all the rest. Among the anxiety-inducing steps in the process are the inspection and the appraisal. You can, however, reduce the stress and anxiety … Continued

3 Tricks to Stage Your House for Less in Santa Rosa

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Staging a home for sale can cost thousands of dollars, usually up front and without any guarantee of effectiveness. Quality home staging is said to yield a nearly 300% return on investment. If you don’t have the cash up front but still want to stage your house, there are inexpensive ways to it. Here are … Continued

Buying Investment Property With A Partner – Sonoma Home Buyers 7076715742

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Are you looking to acquire real estate investments and maybe considering bringing another investor into the agreement? Then make sure you read this blog post first! Buying investment property with a partner can be a great way to invest, if you follow these 3 strategies… They say “two heads are better than one” and that’s … Continued

What Is The Hard Money Lender Process For CA — 5 Steps To Know

March 7, 2025

By sonomahomebuyers

Real estate investing can be capital intensive. Sometimes you need money to do more deals or to get your deal to a level that you can make money off of it. When you need money, and if you don’t want to go through the typical bank-sourced lending, then you might want to borrow from hard … Continued