Great curb appeal could be a big stress reliever. Okay, so it’s not a pill or a potion, but it is one less thing to think about when you are selling your home.

If you see crusty white stuff on the block in the basement, it means long-term water problems. That white stuff is minerals deposited over time by drying moisture. RUN away FAST!

If you think a house is ideal, don’t let the seller or any of the seller’s agents know. If the seller finds out you’re in love with the house, the seller could hold out for a higher price.

After the offer is accepted by the seller, it is wiser to hire a home inspector. The Palm Springs home inspector will see to it if the home is good enough and doesn’t have any structural problem at all. The factors that should be inspected by the home inspector are mold, rot, plumbing, wiring issues and so on. If the home inspector find major problem, you can lower your offer or ask your seller to do the repair. But if in case the seller insisted to do the repair, and can just move on and look for another home.

A wise home buyer knows there are lots of houses — and there’s one out there that’s the right house at the right price. If you can’t afford it, move on and keep looking. Falling in love always leads to the number 1 mistake “Buying the wrong house.” What if something is really wrong with the home and you know deep down that you should not proceed, but you really love the home. Love will blind you to your actual feelings about the property and will cause you to accept things that you normally would have run away from. Falling in love with a particular home, home builder or model of home can cause you to fail in one or all of the other eleven areas listed in this article.

Condos have several advantages over single family houses or 2-4 unit buildings. And several disadvantages. In my conversations with people who’ve invested in condos, few were aware of all of them. So here they are.

Water heaters You can generally date water heaters the same way you date AC units. Look at the serial number on the rating plate and ascertain its age. With most manufacturers it can be pretty easy to figure out, the major exception being the Bradford-White brand. Contingent on a few aspects such as water hardness, water heaters will by and large last from 8 to 12 years. Quite often longer, but that’s a pretty precise range. Happily a water heater will not break the bank when you require to substitute it.