Jake & Yuliana Bond

Short answer YES. I would take the home off the market and re-list in the summer. Currently we are going through a market shift but homes will come back in value during the peak listing season. This will be your opportunity to adapt your marketing and price correctly from the start.

The answer is yes if they are licensed accordingly. My team has licenses in both states so we would be able to help our clients buy and sell in this situation. If you have an agent already in one state then they have the ability to coordinate with another agent to make sure you are all on the same page strategy wise but it is much easier to have someone handle everything in house.

We have experienced much success in petitioning the school for access based on availability. Depending on availability most schools reserve a certain number of exceptions for students that may need to attend due to overcrowding in other areas. This is probably why they redrew the lines anyway.

Renting your home is always a great option to consider before selling. You will definitely want to consider many factors like your current financial health and if renting it would prevent you from buying in the first place. I would look out for issues regarding management, are you going to be close enough to fix something or do you have someone to be on site in the event of an issues? What would be your CAP rate on renting vs selling the home and moving those funds into another investment? There are many financial questions to answer but they all revolve around what your long term goals are going to be. DO NOT RENT if you are tight on money. There are many expenses with being a landlord and your home would no longer be as liquid as it is now.

In addition to the responses about getting the home live before the weekend, I normally go live on Wednesday and Thursday so that the third party sites like Zillow and REDFIN have time to populate the listing online (normally 24hrs) with updated photos, MLS info, and 3D tours. Sometimes these sites lag behind and people do not have enough time to schedule showings or just plain miss the home in their searches.

Many many things. From a financial perspective it is very much about generating passive income. You will want to develop a strategy to incorporate equity growth, cash flow, and tax savings. The financial strategy will be custom to your income goals and situation whereas the ownership and management of the property will be specific to your geographic situation and education. When you are starting out with investment homes it is important to get advise from someone who is personally doing what you want to do. My wife and I own several in state and out of state rental properties. Our goals are to generate enough passive income to retire and use key points in our ownership to do 1031 tax exchanges to increase the amount of rental homes and cash flow. If you are interested in acquiring rental homes I suggest a phone strategy session to layout a personalized game plan before moving on anything with lenders or real estate agents. Feel free to give us a call if you would like us to show you what we are personally doing.

2 years is the consensus but really you need to do the math. Normally capital gains and the normal costs of selling the home wipe away the ability to be profitable. In the last five years in good real estate markets, we have found that rapid growth has justified selling within a year and any taxes or costs involved in the sale have been more than covered due to the sheer amount of equity gained. AGAIN THIS IS A MATH PROBLEM. So do the math for your specific situation and then make a viable decision. There is not a specific timeframe that can be adhered to everytime.

Buying a home outside of the United States should be done with an attorney not a real estate agent. The agent that you would normally use if you were a local may not sufficiently understand your foreign status and what may or may not apply to you from a liability perspective. Although most agents in the USA have the ability to deal with foreign nationals I would not be quick to think all agents are similar in other countries. You should approach buying with much due diligence and assume that no one professional can handle all of the tasks involved. ALL COUNTRIES WILL BE DIFFERENT. Some easier like Mexico and Some difficult like Israel.

Some agents will take offense but ultimately you will want to evaluate what the best situation is for you. I recommend bringing your goals and needs up immediately when you are interviewing agents and then allow them to make the decision on if they will be a good fit for you. If you try to negotiate on the back end after the work has already started you will find agents may start to slip in their quality. If everyone knows what is expected and agrees on terms then there is less likely for an event where your best interests are at stake.

Short answer: NO unless you have signed a binding agreement that contractually obligates you to one. Even then you may be able to use multiple if you are willing to pay multiple commissions. There is actually no need for multiple agents if you do your due diligence and communicate with your agent what you want.