Deferred maintenance can drain your home's value. Here's a few steps you can take now to improve your investment.1. Clear gutters and downspouts of leaves and debris 2. Remove hoses and cap outdoor spigots 3. Change your furnace and kitchen hood filters (especially important after all of the wildfires and smoke we've had in the PNW!) 4. Check and repair weather-stripping along doors and windows 5. Fill any cracks in your driveway and sidewalk BONUS TIP: Reverse your ceiling fans...
Don’t Let Tax Holdbacks Hold You Back!
It’s that “exciting” time of year again in Oregon where lenders will begin collecting real estate tax holdbacks. This is for transactions with close dates in September & October and first payment due dates in November & December. Tax holdbacks are usually the source of frustration for many homebuyers who end up having to bring in much more money than they had anticipated for closing because lenders forgot to account for those when running estimates...