Episode 12 - Homebuyer Mistakes: Top 10 Buyer Blunders
Be Real: The Maryland Real Estate Podcast
Release Date: 04/06/2023
Be Real: The Maryland Real Estate Podcast
Episode 24 (Well and Septic: What Homebuyers and Sellers Should Know): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we're joined by a special guest - Tim Shotzberger of Homeland Environmental. We discuss the ins and outs of buying, selling, and owning a property with well and septic. It's a deep subject, but...
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Episode 23 (Insuring Your Home: Top Insider Tips): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we're joined by a special guest and insurance broker - Jeff Nengel of Baystate Insurance Group. We discuss the importance of having the proper coverage when buying a home, and some tips on what to consider when...
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Episode 22 (Behind the Curtain: The Role of Title Companies in Homebuying): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we're joined by a special guest and title attorney - Tom Drechsler of Sage Title Group. We discuss the work title companies do to ensure buyers can legally buy and sellers can legally sell...
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Episode 21 (Dollars and Sense: Financial Planning for Homebuying): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we're joined by a special guest and financial planner - Jason Piebes of Edward Jones. We discuss common sense financial planning to get ready for homebuying and for setting yourself up for...
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Episode 20 (VA Benefits: Homebuying for Our Service Members): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about the benefits afforded to our armed forces members and veterans through the VA loan program. In this week's The Unreal, we talk about a recent home price appreciation...
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Episode 19 (How to Make Your Offer Stand Out from the Crowd): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about the challenges of the current market and the necessity for buyers to find ways to make their offers stand out from the crowd. In this week's The Unreal, we talk about an...
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Episode 18 (Renting versus Buying a Home): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about the decision facing all first-time homebuyers - should you buy or rent? We go over the pros and cons of both owning and renting and help explain when it may make sense to go one way or the other based on...
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Episode 17 (Planning Your Move, with Special Guest - Sam Perry, ): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about some insider tips that will help your move go smoother when working with a moving company. In this week's The Unreal, we talk about (again!) the loan level price...
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Episode 16 (How 'bout dem O's!): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about the concerns and strategies for buying and selling a home at the same time. In this week's The Unreal, we talk about the extraordinary flight of deposits from the regional banks. In The...
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Episode 15 (just a skunch over an hour - we're trying!): In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. In The Scoop, we talk about renovating your home before selling, including updates that can provide the best return on investment (ROI), as well as options for funding the renovations (including one you may not have heard...
info_outline- Are you reading these things? We often wonder. Could we write almost anything we want here and no one would notice? Have you ever thought about combining peanut butter, lettuce, and mayonnaise on a sandwich?
- Also, we're still waiting for someone to tell us what the words are in our theme song.
- Adjective #1 - urbane
- Brad tried, and failed, to catch Michael in an April Fool's joke
- Siri played an April Fool's on us
- [00:03:15] THE RUNDOWN (Mortgages)
- [00:07:27] THE RUNDOWN (Real Estate)
- Adjective #2 - polymathic
- [00:16:35] THE SCOOP (Top 10 Buyer Blunders - +1)
- Up to this point, there was a chance we might hit our goal to be under 60 minutes for this episode...and then we blew it
- Avoidable mistakes buyers make during the homebuying process
- We want to help you avoid heartache
- Don't use the monthly payment calculated by lots of online search tools
- Top 10 mistakes
- Plus one bonus mistake
- Adjective #3 - perspicacious
- [01:05:00] THE UNREAL
- Boomers on the rise!
- Millenials in retreat!
- [01:12:36] THE SPOTLIGHT
- Tio Pepe in Baltimore
- Special secret bonus tip to order something spectacular off menu
- [01:16:45] Final thoughts
- Next episode: Home Selling Mistakes: Top 10 Seller Slip-Ups
Hosts
Michael Becker, Sierra Pacific Mortgage
NMLS #200085
[email protected]
(443) 310-0012 (m) / (410) 252-9000 (office)
Brad Cox, The Vesta Group of Long & Foster Real Estate
MD Lic #652795
[email protected]
(410) 375-7550 (m) / (410) 583-5700 (office)
Links
Michael Becker, Sierra Pacific Mortgage
Brad Cox, The Vesta Group of Long & Foster Real Estate
@berealmdpod