Tips to help you buy your dream home contingent on selling your old house. Do you already own a home but want to buy a new one? Unfortunately, not everyone has the money to keep two homes and pay both mortgages. Most people will have to sell their current property to have the funds to pay for the new house. However, two transactions can sometimes mean double the headache. If you're in this position, what can you do to ensure a successful home purchase? One option that you have is to include a home-sale contingency clause in your offer. This means you will only buy the new home if your current ..read more

If you're preparing to transfer to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, you're likely in the process of searching for a new home. Finding the right place to live is an important part of the transition process, and it's important to consider a variety of factors to ensure that you find a home that meets your needs.  I experienced this myself when my own family moved off base and found a home in Vacaville, CA when they decided to own instead of staying in base housing. Here are five things to look for when you are searching for a home to buy near Travis Air Force Base: 1. Proximi ..read more

Here’s why you should never try to sell at the peak of the market. When is the best time to buy or sell your home? We get this question a lot, especially since we’re in an unprecedented market. I’m here with my handy dandy flip chart to help demonstrate a point. It’s going to take a little bit of participation, so bear with me. You can watch the full episode above, or you can skip to each section using the timestamps provided below:  0:45 — Explaining the demonstration 1:24: — People can rarely time the market perfectly 2:32 — Trying to hit the peak can actually hurt you 3:24 — Prices go ..read more

Partner with us to create a positive change in our community. Today I'd like to invite you to partner with us to help meet urgent needs in our community. Our team’s mission statement is to create generational wealth and to make a positive impact in our community. We've been able to give back to our community by providing housing for those in need. Currently, we house 30 Solano County residents who would otherwise be homeless. This holiday season, we don't want anyone to go without. To make a bigger impact, we want to partner with you to find people who have urgent needs that wouldn't be met ot ..read more

You can use your current home’s equity to build your real estate portfolio. With interest rates so low, demand so high, and the market value of homes rising so dramatically throughout 2020, a lot of people ask me whether they should sell their current home when they’re buying another property.  As always, the answer depends on your situation and whether you can qualify to buy that next home. It’s a question of whether you have enough equity and income to rent the home out and use that equity to put a down payment on another property. Thus, you’d be able to own two rental properties instea ..read more

If you follow these six tips, you’ll win the home of your dreams.   Inventory in our Northern California real estate market is as low as it’s been in many years, which means many homes are attracting multiple offers from buyers who are trying to lock in interest rates below 3%. We at the Andrew Lamb Real Estate Team have been busy helping our buyers beat other offers to get the home they want, and here are our best tips and tricks that will help you write the strongest offer possible. 1. Increase your earnest money deposit. Every standard California real estate contract has a section for ..read more

Have you ever wondered how people become real estate investors despite not having any experience, time, or construction skills and still seem to be fairly successful at it? Well, I help people create generational wealth through real estate, and I’m also a real estate investor.  When I first began investing, I didn’t have the skills, time, or knowledge to do it well, so I partnered with another investor who had done over 200 house flips. We split everything 50/50. He brought in some money, along with his knowledge, experience, and construction crew, and we made quite a bit of money without ..read more

The first step in the home buying process is talking to a lender. Now that you’ve decided to buy a home, it’s time to take the first step in the home buying process: talk to a lender.  The best thing you can do is get pre-approved so you know what you’re looking for in terms of price. If you’re looking to buy a condo, for instance, you’ll know what monthly payment you can afford so you can figure out whether the monthly HOA fees work for you.  "The last thing you want is to fall in love with a home only to find out later on that you can’t afford it." This is what really matters when ..read more

Here’s how to make your home show-ready for buyers. How do you prepare your home for the market? Whether they’re selling an investment property or their personal home, sellers ask me all the time which repairs need to be done, what inspections should be scheduled, and what the general preparation process should look like. Each person’s situation is different, but there are four items in particular that will give you the best bang for your buck: 1. Paint color. If you live in an older home whose paint color hasn’t been changed since, say, the 90s, it’s probably time to apply something more tren ..read more

Here’s how you can turn your 30-year mortgage into a 22-year mortgage.. There’s a way you can shave eight years off the life of your mortgage, turning a 30-year mortgage into a 22-year mortgage. The process is actually quite simple. Essentially, by making one extra payment each year over the life of your loan, you’ll knock off eight years of payments and additional interest from your mortgage total. Following these tips can help you knock years of added interest off your mortgage. Now, if you’re thinking that sending one extra payment per year isn’t as easy as I make it sound, there’s another ..read more