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One of the staples of owning a home and having a mortgage is the benefit of being able to write off the interest from that mortgage on your taxes and lowering your taxable income. There has been a lot of confusion on how the new tax law, The Tax Cuts

Would you like to have the benefits that an all cash offer gives when trying to buy a house, without having to pay all cash?  Would you like to be able to tell the seller and listing agent that you can close in 17 days or less, without having long contingency periods? Imagine being able [...]

2022 started off on a high note for those who want to buy or refinance a home in San Diego due to new loan limits. This is good news for prospective home buyers and those who currently own and are considering a refinance.  Let me explain the new loan limits and benefits further. 2022 Loan Limits [...]

San Diego Mortgage News 90 – 5 Tips to get your offer accepted from Shanne Sleder on Vimeo. In this ultra-competitive seller’s market where each listing has multiple offers within days of it being listed, it is important to make your offer stand out. You need to differentiate yourself from the many other buyers. So […]

What!? Doesn't the saying usually go, "What goes up must come down"?. Not when it comes to mortgage rates. In the case of rates, what goes down must eventually go up and that is what we started to see happen after the election of Donald Trump on November 8th. Just as the prognosticators were wrong [...]

Are you a first time homebuyer or looking to refinance and don’t know exactly what you need to provide to your mortgage broker?  If you want to make sure to provide the documents needed and do it right the first time, watch this fun cartoon below that we created to help guide our clients in […]

How’d you like to see my secret stash of home buying tips that I personally learned from the top real estate experts in the world? Well consider yourself very lucky… … because today I’m taking you behind the scenes and revealing 50 of my absolute BEST, out-of-the-box  strategies with you. Warning: you are NOT going […]

As a young boy growing up, I watched WWF wrestling.  What boy did not want to emulate Hulk Hogan or the Ultimate Warrior by climbing up to the top rope, jumping off, and body slamming the opponent? If you were like me, you practiced by jumping off your couch arm onto your sisters or friends.  […]

One of the key things to keep in mind if you’re thinking of buying a home and even before you begin your search is to know how much you can afford to spend on that dream home. This process might be a bit more complicated than you realize especially if you’re a first time home […]