McAllen Real Estate Podcast with Deldi Ortegon
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago -If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from The Deldi Ortegon Group - your professional McAllen Real Estate Agents.
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Why It’s Important to Get Pre-Qualified Through a Lender
December 04, 2018 19:54 VideoIt’s important to talk to a lender before even considering a home purchase. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report One of the first things we ask homebuyers is where they’re looking to buy a home. Next, we ask what their price point is. The best way to figure out your price point is to talk to a lender first; they’ll figure out if you’ll be paying cash or financing. Most people choose the financin...
Don’t Miss This Insightful Interview With Expert Lender Ricardo Torres
October 15, 2018 21:45During a recent interview with expert lender Ricardo Torres, we unveiled a few interesting facts about the lending process that today’s homebuyers may be interested to know. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report Before buyers do anything else in their home search, the first thing they need to do is to connect with a great local lender. To help us illustrate why this is so important, we recently i...
What Needs to Align for a Successful Home Purchase?
September 25, 2018 16:46 VideoAre you ready to buy a home? If so, here are three steps that will get you closer to your goal. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report We’re reaching out to you today since you’ve kept in touch with us because you were looking to buy property and we want to know where you’re at. In order to make your move, there are three things that need to align: 1. Desire. You have to want to move. Maybe you’r...
3 Tips to Ensure a Quick Home Sale
September 23, 2018 18:30Today I want to share three tips that will help your home sell as quickly as possible. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report How can you sell your home as fast as possible in 2018? While many factors that affect how long it takes to sell a home are beyond your control, there are some things you can do to speed up the sale. 1. Price your home competitively. Your home is going to sell much faste...
5 Habits of a Successful Home Buyer
September 12, 2018 20:32If you’re looking to buy a home this year, you need to start these five habits right now. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report If you vowed to buy a home this year, it’s time to get moving. Even if you’re months away from hiring an agent and looking at houses, there are things you need to do right now to make your dream of homeownership come true. In fact, there are five habits you need to star...
9 Silly Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Listing's Potential
August 29, 2018 17:18There are nine crucial mistakes all sellers should avoid when putting their home on the market. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report Putting a home on the market is a complex ordeal. As such, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. Today we would like to highlight nine silly things that can sabotage your home sale so that you can avoid making these mistakes when it comes time to sell, yours...
The 5 Steps to Buying a Home in Your 20s
August 01, 2018 15:45Are you a part of the millennial generation who’s ready to buy their first home? Here are the five steps you need to take. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report We have to hand it to the millennial generation—they’re an educated, tech-savvy bunch who typically know what they want. Lately, we’ve found that many twenty-somethings in this group have decided that what they want is to buy their first ...
The Ins and Outs of Counteroffers and the Option Period
July 23, 2018 19:35Today I have everything that you need to know about counteroffers and negotiations whether you are a seller or a buyer. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report You've put your house up for sale, potential buyers have come to look at it, and now you’ve received an offer. Congratulations! At this point you can do one of three things: accept it, deny it, or make a counteroffer and negotiate. When ma...
How to Determine Your Wants and Your Needs When Buying
May 16, 2017 20:08 VideoWhen looking for your next home, it's important to be able to separate your wants from your needs. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report When you're looking for a home to buy, it's important to determine both what you need and what you want. Oftentimes, we see homebuyers confuse the two. One of the first things you need to do is get pre-qualified for a mortgage because most sellers won't even e...
5 Habits for a Successful Home Purchase
March 06, 2017 16:27 VideoIf you’re looking to buy a home this year, you need to start these five habits right now. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report If you vowed to buy a home this year, it’s time to get moving. Even if you’re months away from hiring an agent and looking at houses, there are things you need to do right now to make your dream of homeownership come true. In fact, there are five habits you need to star...
Sell Your Home Quickly Using These 3 Tips
February 15, 2017 22:23 VideoToday I want to share three tips that will help your home sell as quickly as possible. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report How can you sell your home as fast as possible in 2017? While many factors that affect how long it takes to sell a home are beyond your control, there are some things you can do to speed up the sale. One of the best things you can do in order to sell faster is price your ...
Why Are Professional Photos So Important in Today’s Market?
January 03, 2017 16:33 VideoProfessional photography is the most critical piece of your home’s marketing because professional photos sell homes. How? We’ll go over that today. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report Professional photography is one of the most critical pieces of your home’s marketing and, ultimately, its sale. Why? In today’s market, 90% to 95% of buyers start their home search online. If they don’t like wha...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 22, 2016 18:57 VideoWe know this time of year can get very busy, so we just wanted to take a moment to wish you happy holidays! Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report Friends, We know this time of year can get very busy, so we just wanted to take a moment to wish you happy holidays! We’d like to take a minute to thank you for your continued support this year. We wouldn’t be where we are today without you. It ha...
Why Should You Buy a Home During the Holidays?
December 06, 2016 16:44 VideoHere are five reasons you should buy your new home during the holidays. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report If you are in the market for a new home, you may be wondering when the best time to buy is. Here are five reasons you should purchase your new home during the holidays. 1. There is less market activity. All of the family, school, and work activities happening at this time combined with t...
Using the Holidays to Your Advantage When Selling
November 21, 2016 22:41 VideoIf you’re selling your home and thinking about staging, you can use holiday decorations to your advantage. Here’s how. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report When it comes to home staging, holiday decor can actually help sell your house. The first thing to remember is that going overboard on decorations can actually keep your home from selling; you need to strike the right balance. The ‘less is ...
The #1 Mistake Home Sellers Should Avoid
October 31, 2016 20:29 VideoIf you are preparing your home for the market, you have to declutter your property. Where do you start? I’ll give you a few tips today. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report The number one mistake most sellers make when putting their homes on the market is not decluttering their homes. Decluttering is a simple, easy thing to do, but not cleaning up can cost you thousands of dollars on your home s...
2 Unique Opportunities for Sellers in the Fall
October 17, 2016 19:06 VideoSometimes it pays to go against the crowd. Don’t wait to list your home in the spring just because everyone else does; instead, consider these two great reasons to list this fall. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report As you probably know, spring is the season when most people in the McAllen area put their homes on the market. As a result, summer is the time when most homes sell. That said, ther...
How to Shorten Your Mortgage by 8 Years
September 27, 2016 16:26 VideoMany would like to pay their house off in 15 years but can't afford the monthly rate of a 15-year loan. Here’s how to pay off a 30-year loan in just 22 years. Buying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report There is a way to knock eight years off the life of your mortgage, and I wanted to share it with you today. This is a great trick for all of the people out there who would love to pay off their home i...
Current Market Conditions in the Greater McAllen Area
September 20, 2016 15:20 VideoBuying a home? Search all Greater McAllen Area homes for sale Selling your Greater McAllen Area home? Get a free home value report We’ve got a quick overview to share with you today of the current market conditions in the Greater McAllen Area. The latest numbers are in, and we’re excited to share them with you. A lot of people have been asking lately if it’s a great time to sell, and we say absolutely yes, it is. Here are three reasons why: 1. Our median home price is up 8% from this ti...