Licensed since 1984, San Diego real estate broker Gary Kent is a recognized authority on real estate. In addition to selling over 5,500 homes for clients, he has been an expert court witness, trainer of other agents, and he does seminars on home buying, home selling, and investing. Gary has sold homes for The Salvation Army, dozens of major banks, and Fannie Mae, amongst others. You can find Gary on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Does lowering the price make buyers and agents think I’m desperate?
Friday, 12 April 2019
Question: “If I lower my price, does that make buyers and agents think I’m getting desperate? I definitely don’t want that.” Answer: Neither would I! And the good news is that it doesn’t send that message at all. There’s an old “joke” in marketing: “What’s everyone’s favorite radio station? WIIFM, also known as What’s In
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How do I sell my rental property if I still have tenants?
Friday, 12 April 2019
Question: “I’d like to have you handle the sale of my rental house. We told the tenant there would be no lockbox and the home would be shown with 24 hour notice during business hours…” Answer: Let me stop you right there before you cost yourself any more time and money. In theory we’d like
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How do I buy a fixer-upper in San Diego?
Friday, 05 April 2019
Question: “We currently live with family, which isn’t great, but oh well. My wife and I are handy and while we’re living here, we’d like to buy a little fixer-upper to resell and make some money towards buying a bigger house down the line. Where do we start?” Answer: Keep in mind that buying fix
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Should I get a second pest control report?
Friday, 05 April 2019
Question: “I’m going to sell my home and got a pest control report calling for almost $10,000 in repairs. So I’m getting a second report. The termite inspector told me that as the owner I can choose the lowest report and use that one…” Answer: Let me stop you right there. That well-meaning pest control
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Should I replace my noisy central air conditioner before I list my home for sale?
Friday, 29 March 2019
Question: “I had my noisy central air conditioning looked at and the recommendation was to get a new unit for about $4,000. You think that’s something that really should be done before my house goes on market? It works fine, just a little noisy.” Answer: It’s a judgment call, but since it won’t detract when
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Why you shouldn’t use lenders who are also real estate agents.
Friday, 29 March 2019
Question: “I just went to your investing seminar and heard you say never to use a lender who’s also an agent. Sadly, I heard this too late. I bought my home and my (ex) agent did my loan. It was a nightmare. It took almost three months to close and my loan had a much
- Published in Q&A - Home Financing Questions