Do You Need a Buyer's Agreement to Tour Nevada County Homes?
A few weeks ago I got a call from a couple who spotted a home they loved on a Saturday drive through Grass Valley. They called the listing agent that afternoon hoping to see it right away, and got a surprise: before anyone would unlock the door, they needed to sign a buyer's agreement first. They ar
Should Self-Employed Buyers Use a Bank-Statement Loan in Nevada County?
If you're self-employed and shopping for a home in Nevada County, you've probably hit a frustrating wall. The same write-offs that lower your tax bill also lower the income a lender sees on your return. A bank-statement loan in Nevada County can solve that mismatch, and I talk to small business owne
Is the Nevada County Real Estate Market Turning to Buyers?
If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting to buy or sell in Nevada County, the numbers just shifted in a way worth paying attention to. The Nevada County real estate market has been quietly rebalancing since spring, with active listings climbing for four months straight while average sale pric
Nevada County Relocation Agent for Out-of-State & Out-of-Area Buyers
Bob Sawyer is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX Gold who helps buyers relocate to Nevada County, California from out of state and out of the area — without requiring them to fly in every few weeks to do it. Bob has lived in Nevada County for more than 40 years. He knows Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley,
7 Mistakes First-Time Homebuyers Make in Grass Valley, CA
I've helped a lot of first-time buyers close on their first home in Grass Valley, and I keep seeing the same first-time homebuyer mistakes in Grass Valley show up again and again. None of them are complicated. They're just easy to miss when you're buying a home for the first time and nobody hands yo
Will Hardening Your Nevada County Home Actually Lower Your Insurance?
Insurance has quietly become the first question I hear from Nevada County buyers and sellers this year, ahead of price, ahead of school districts, ahead of almost everything else. So when California rolled out a law requiring real home hardening insurance discounts, I wanted to know if it actually m
Should You Take Out a Bridge Loan Before Selling in Nevada County?
If you already own a home in Grass Valley, Nevada City, or anywhere else in Nevada County and you have found the next place before your current one is under contract, you are facing one of the harder timing decisions in real estate. A bridge loan can let you buy before you sell. It is not free money
Should You Consider Seller Financing to Buy or Sell in Nevada County?
Mortgage rates are still sitting above 6.5 percent this month, and I've started fielding a question I didn't hear much a few years ago: is seller financing a real option in Nevada County? It's not a new idea, but with rates staying elevated and inventory building across Grass Valley, Nevada City, an
15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgage: Which Makes Sense for Nevada County Buyers?
If you're shopping for a home loan right now, you've probably run into the 15-year vs. 30-year mortgage question at least once. It comes up in nearly every conversation I have with buyers here in Nevada County, whether they're closing on a place in Grass Valley, buying their first home in Nevada Cit
