Marco Rufo's (marcorufo) Blog

1. People who look for a home during the Holidays are more serious buyers!  2. Serious buyers have fewer houses to choose from during the Holidays and less competition means more money for you!  3. Since the supply of listings will dramatically increase in January, there  will be less demand for ...

A pocket listing is a property that doesn't come onto the Realtor-funded multiple listing system until it's already sold -- a practice that's rarely defendable. In fact, it's looked down upon so much that your local MLS may have rules against it. "pocket listings" do exist, but they are an unethi...

1)      Make sure your walls and attic are well insulated. Effective insulation slows the rate that heat flows out of the house in winter or into the house in summer, so less energy is required to heat or cool the house. If your house has no wall insulation, and it has more-or-less continuous wal...

American homeowners love their mortgage interest deduction - and politicians aren't about to take it away from them. That's the consensus among economists and political gurus after some talk bubbled up about eliminating - or at least reducing - the mortgage deduction. In fact, President Obama did...

What is the fundamental issue? Individuals are permitted to deduct mortgage interest paid on mortgage debt of up to $1 million. The deduction is available for interest on mortgages for a principal residence and one additional residence. The $1 million limitation represents the combined allowable...

Brentwood Single Family Home SalesFebruary 2011 Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 18,558,315 Average Selling Price: $ 1,687,119 Average List Price: $ 1,758,636 Avg Sales Price/Avg. List Price: 95.9% Median Price: $ 1,260,000 Average Days on Market: 112 Number of Listings Sold: 11  Sold Listings: 1. 35...

Beverly Hills Single Family Home SalesFebruary 2011 Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 19,281,000 Average Selling Price: $ 2,410,125 Average List Price: $ 2,673,362 Avg Sales Price/Avg. List Price: 90.2% Median Price: $ 1,947,500 Average Days on Market: 69 Number of Listings Sold: 8  Sold Listings: 1. ...

  1)         What is Title Insurance and Why Do I need it? Title insurance is protection against loss arising from problems connected to the title to your property. Before you purchased your home, it may have gone through several ownership changes, and the land on which it stands went through man...

1. You should always use your laptop computer to help make your presentation.       FalseFind out before the presentation if the sellers use the Internet and e-mail. Tech-savvy sellers may appreciate a laptop presentation; others may just find it impersonal.     2. During the presentation, it's ...

The Five Steps of the Law of Attraction: 1.  Be aware of what you don't want. Believe it or not, it is essential that we all know what we don't want. Why? Because it helps us identify what we do want. What don't you want in your life? Make a list and write it down. Be aware of what you do want. S...