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Torrance Home Buyer and Seller Tips, Information and FAQs

Whether you’re a first time home buyer, or have sold a number of properties and just want more information, we’ve put together an extensive list of tips and FAQs for both buyers and sellers.  Everything from FAQs and general questions, to lender and loan info, to escrow, title and more.

South Bay Buyer and Seller Tips

  • The home buying process in Torrance
  • 10 practical home buyer tips
  • 4 tips for home buyers in a “buyers” market
  • Should you try to time the market?
  • Getting Ready To Move Prep Information
  • Torrance Real Estate Terminology
  • Who Pays for What in a South Bay Escrow
  • Ready to Move to Torrance? Some Helpful Tips

First Time Home Buyers Tips

  • Why Buy a home instead of renting
  • Considering a move? Steps to take
  • The home search.  Choosing your home and neighborhood
  • The home search. Choosing your neighborhood
  • First time home buyer tips and FAQs
  • The home search. Finding out how much you can afford
  • The pre-qualification process
  • The difference between getting pre-qualified and pre-approved
  • Down payments
  • What does your mortgage pay for: PITI
  • The loan process
  • Closing cost definitions

Key Reports and Disclosures During Escrow

  • What Disclosures And Documents Must a Home Seller Provide?
  • Home Inspection
  • Disclosures
  • Termite report
  • Title reports
  • C.L.U.E Report

Selling Your Home in the South Bay

  • 16 Mistakes Sellers Make
  • Avoiding Capital Gains Tax
  • Disclosing Defects in Your Home
  • What Disclosures And Documents Must a Home Seller Provide?
  • Preparing Your Home to Sell
  • Showing Your Home
  • 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges when selling
  • 5 types of tax deferred exchanges

 

 

Lender, Loan and Mortgage Info

  • Why You Should Check Your Credit
  • The difference between getting pre-qualified and pre-approved
  • Credit Rules – How do They Score?
  • How much home can you afford?
  • The Lender and the Loan Process
  • All about  appraisals
  • Appraisal FAQs
  • What Happens to the Transaction After Funding
  • Understanding the different types of Loans

California Propositions and Tax Implications

  • Prop 19
  • Understanding Propositions 60 and 90
  • Capital Gains Updates
  • Exemptions and Exclusions
  • Understanding Propositions 58 and 193
  • Home Sale Exclusion Tips
  • Proposition 13
  • 1031 exchange – Gains Tax Deferral

Escrow

  • Understanding the escrow process in Torrance
  • Completing the Statement of Information
  • The Life of an Escrow
  • South Bay Real Estate Escrow Process
  • Why Get a Home Inspection?
  • What Disclosures And Documents Must a Home Seller Provide?

Title Company/Title Insurance

  • Common ways of taking title
  • What Is Title Insurance
  • The Ins and Outs of Title Insurance
  • Why Get Title Insurance?
  • 20 Reasons to Get Title Insurance
  • Completing a Statement of Information

Trust Sales and Probate Sales

  • Explanation of Trust Sales
  • FREE Listing Updates
  • What’s Your Home Worth?
  • Search Torrance CA Homes For Sale