Park City Real Estate Agent Nancy Tallman
Many years ago, I read the book The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. Even if you haven’t read this book, it’s not hard to learn Buffet’s approach to investing because he is frequently quoted in the media. Buffett believes trying to time the stock market is “a waste of time and hazardous
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I attended a webinar with a panel of top Sotheby’s International Realty agents from around the country. While we write about Park City real estate trends frequently on this blog, I’m always interested in national trends as they eventually trickle into the Park City market. In this case, every significant trend mentioned has already hit
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I hired a professional to manage my stock assets, so why wouldn’t I hire a property manager to hire my real estate investments? I was chatting with some friends a few days ago and they told me they didn’t want to diversify their investment portfolio with a rental property because they didn’t want to be
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The short answer is “yes.” In Utah, there is generally a standard one-year warranty against construction defects. This is the language in our standard New Construction Real Estate Purchase Contract states: “Unless Seller is providing an alternate Builder’s Warranty under Section 7(j) (in which case this Section 11 shall not apply) Seller DOES warrant the
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The media does a great job of picking up on a trend and then focusing on the most extreme example. I published a blog last month discussing the media hype around the real estate market. Right now, I am observing sellers who are disappointed with offers that would have been celebrated in any other market.
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I have written about property taxes here and here. Generally, we start to think about property taxes in August, when the tax assessor sends the official “Notice of Assessed Value.” It’s very important to pay close attention to this document as you will see not only the assessed value of your property, but your tax
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A recent experience brought this topic to the top of my mind. As a practice, I do not think it’s a good idea for buyers and sellers to meet until all the contingencies in the Real Estate Purchase Contract have been removed. If there is a reason why the two parties meet, either by chance
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I remember selling real estate in 2009. There were tons of homes for sale and no buyers. Today, we have just the opposite. I’m working with many buyers with no homes for sale. Everything is a cycle and nothing stays the same. Mortgage Rate Predictions & Park City’s Home Prices What I am seeing right
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Two years ago, I wrote about what $2 million would buy you in various resort towns. With the real estate market appreciating dramatically in all resort towns since last March’s “shelter in place” orders, I thought it would be fun to take another look at what you can buy in today’s market with $2M. You
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Maximizing Rental Income for Your Park City Vacation Rental Property I help many clients purchase homes that they want to rent when they are not visiting Park City. So how can you maximize return on investment by making your home as attractive as possible to renters? What do vacation renters want? To answer this question,
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