Brenda Brown, Real Estate Broker

Here are a few quick tips and a bit of information to get started in the process:As a rule of thumb, you should start with looking at how much money you make each year.  You can multiply that number by three and this amount should be what you can afford in a new home, give or take a little bit.  For instance, if you make $100,000.00 ...

  Be careful not to negotiate against yourself.  This may sound like a strange sentence, but really it’s a caution about pre-approval letters.  You already know that it is in your best interest to talk to a lender before looking at homes so that you can know what you can afford.A pre-qualification letter is not worth the paper ...

If you would like more information on any of these homes, please email me.  These are the homes scheduled for tour for Thursday August 09,2007.  The one at 7240 Trask River Rd. is a horse farm.  The one located on the Wilson River Highway has been reduced in ...

As the mortgage market gets harder to get into, tried and true remedies to put you in the forefront of purchasing a home may be your best answer. You may have heard the rule of paying yourself first.  It’s true.  No matter how small or large your paycheck, this is one of the primary beginning steps to get you into the American ...

Tip of the month for May : BUYING POWER: Want to be able to purchase the right listing when it comes on the market?  The secret is to get pre-approval ahead of time.  This single step increases your buying power and gets you focused on the right properties.  It also saves time, energy, and money. SELLING POWER: When selling ...

Perhaps you heard about it in the news.  Banks are getting tighter about lending money.  This is all related to subprime lending and predatory lenders.  Watch out for the rip off artist.  They are still out there. A client of mine recently purchased a home.  This client will be making her first payment in a week or ...

While most of the rest of the country has slowed some, I have discovered the my coastal market is still quite hot.  Buyers are looking more toward affordable housing.  Property and homes are both doing well.  We do seem to have a few more listings this time of year this year versus last year. If you are looking for a home on the ...

Remodeled Manufactured Home $310,000 6250 SHORT STREET,Bay City  97107 Listing Number 06-1093 3 Bedrooms  2.00 Bathrooms  1,971 Square Feet  Ranch  Bay City  2 Detached Garage  150X135 Lot Size   Prepared by: Brenda Brown, e-PRO Coldwell Banker Evergreen Realty 1180 N. Main Avenue Tillamook, OR ...

It was a rainy, wet day for our tour to see these four homes.  Click here to view the properties we saw.  Please contact me if you would like more information on any of these properties. If you have any problems viewing this tour with the above link try copying and pasting this link into your browser: ...

The week starts on Wednesdays Now My new schedule: I have had much request from many people to see homes and be available on Saturdays and Sundays.  In order to serve your needs and mine better, I have now scheduled my weekend to be on Mondays and Tuesdays.  This will help me facilitate some family time with my husband, ...