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What Does ‘Mortgage Servicer’ Mean? Why Is Knowing this Important?
If you are trying to contact your lender to work out a payment plan or discuss some other matter, knowing who owns your mortgage can be very helpful. Unfortunately finding out is not as easy as it sounds since more often your mortgage lender is not the one...
Instant Home Makeover on a Shoestring Budget
Not every home makeover has to be a major project that lasts days, weeks or even months. There are a ton of quick touch-ups and fixes or instant home makeovers that can make a huge difference in the look and feel of your home, even though you...
5 Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Living Room
Can’t seem to create a living room that feels quite right? Looking for some styling tips that will bring your living room up a notch? Thinking about selling your home and want it to look top notch?In most homes, the living room is right off the...
3 Vital Considerations When Looking at Homes for Sale
If you or anyone you know is looking at homes or considering buying a home, there are a few important considerations when viewing homes. Of course, looking at homes is, without a doubt, the most exciting part of the home buying process. And, it...
Calling in the Expert – Home Inspector
In purchasing a home, one of the most important steps is the home inspection. Home inspections are a great learn a lot about the home you are buying, but there are some items that a general home inspector can’t evaluate.Evaluations of Pools or...
Rethink: Outdated Real Estate Advice
Everyone has an opinion, right? Maybe it’s your great Aunt or your father’s best friend, but everyone wants to share their real estate advice and experiences. The question is: Is it actually good advice?Here are some of the most common pieces of...
Prevention: Smart Home Hacked
A great number of homes have smart-home devices and the number of smart home devices continues to rise. Smart-home devices such as voice assistants, thermostats, doorbells, door key-codes, televisions, and other smart appliances continues to...
4 Things Every Landlord Should Know About Security Deposits
When it comes to collecting a security deposit from any tenant you place, at Broadpoint Properties, we’ve learned the art of handling them properly. And, believe it or not, there is a law that surrounds the collection and use of security deposits. 4 Things Every...
How to Become a Successful Landlord
You’ve recently purchased a home that is tenant-occupied, and you are super excited about your investment property. There is no better way to grow equity than with rental properties—particularly residential properties in California, which rent quickly and generate...
The Skinny on Property Management and Fair Housing Law
At Broadpoint Properties, each and every day—whether we are in the field, working with buyers, sellers, tenants, or property owners—we are not silent. We adhere to Fair Housing Law in all of our company actions. And, when presented with situations that may contribute...