Joe Rystrom's Blog

The family mudroom is, without question, one of the highest traffic areas in the home. It battles all sorts of external elements, from rain and snow to dirt and mud. It houses countless miscellaneous essentials, including shoes and boots, jackets, umbrellas, scarves and more. It is home to pet n...

    For Sale By Owner vs. hiring a Real Estate AgentQuick: Off the top of your head, what can a real estate agent do to sell a house that you can't do? "Frankly, I don't think a Realtor® does much that I can't do myself," a New Jersey homeowner told CBS News. After all, real estate agents just s...

 Real Estate terminology for home buyers and home sellers is important so you can more easily understand the nuances of the process  of a real estate transaction. Be sure to ask your real professional if you don't understand something, and he or she will be glad to explain the what, why and how. ...

             Tips to Help You Sell Your Home Forget, for a moment, about market trends and interest rates. At any given time, no matter the state of the economy, someone somewhere is selling their home. In any market, homeowners can up the odds that a home sells as quickly and as profitably as p...

Congratulations, you have been pre-approved, after providing reams of tax and other financial documents to your mortgage professional. Now to maintain your pre-approval... We explain to our clients during the buyer's consultation, and during home buyers seminars to please adhere to the below 10 g...

            What Counts as a Comp for Your Home?From replacing a rusted out bathroom sink to laying laminate flooring, Americans are hooked on the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) craze. Some things, however, are better left to professionals. Establishing your home's current market value before putting it on...

                           Find homes for sale in Alderwood WA Alderwood Manor and the larger encompassing Alderwood is a community that that includes the cities of Lynnwood, Brier and Mountlake Terrace. Alderwood Manor was a farming community where most residents raised chickens, and was connec...

When a home is on the market, the seller's privacy goes out the window. It is almost guaranteed that some buyers will open drawers, peek inside cabinets and touch items that are obviously personal and not included in the sale.Coming home from work to find that the impeccably-made bed you left in ...

                         Find homes for sale in South Forest Park Everett  South Forest Park is a mixture of mainly single homes  in a suburban setting close to downtown Everett. It is one of the most forested areas and is home to Everett's flagship park - Forest Park - an easy commute to downto...

          How to Get a Higher Home AppraialSomewhere between applying for a home loan and the close of escrow comes a most crucial step: the home appraisal. Since the transaction that got you to this point is one in which a buyer and seller agreed on a price, an actual market dynamic, the apprais...