In a perfect world, before you set about selling your Highlands property you would have emptied it of all evidence of human habitation, called in the best staging pros on the planet, and set off to vacation in a Caribbean island spa-hotel so you could sift through the dozens of offers in comfort. “Let’s see,” […]
For an increasing number of Highlands residents, what used to be a slam dunk assumption—that owning your home is preferable to opting for a Highlands rental home—is no longer so self-evident. The powerful reasons for owning are still there: ownership still means that you are building equity over time; it still means you are free […]
“WHY YOUR RENT CHECK JUST KEEPS GOING UP” was the headline in CNN Money’s real estate special report last month, which could have explained to Sapphire renters why it is that U.S. rents keep rising faster than home values. After all, that doesn’t seem to make sense! The list of reasons was long, and taken […]
For many Highlands parents of high school seniors, these are hold-your-breath days—the time of year when college acceptance letters begin showing up in Highlands mailboxes. If all goes well, after settling on a school, next comes tackling the array of decisions that follow. Chief among them: where he or she will live. Many parents tend […]
Just about any investor on the lookout for a promising Highlands rental property has a number of assumed criteria in mind—often arrived at without bothering to sit down to list them. Remember, this is already a successful individual, usually with ample business experience—and always with the financial acumen to be able to make a substantial […]
When your primary residence is one of our Highlands rentals, from time to time you may find yourself pausing, pen hovering over checkbook, thinking, “What if this check were going to buy this place, instead…?” It’s a nearly unavoidable thought because common wisdom has it that buying a Highlands home usually makes more financial sense […]
Every landlord has had the feeling at one time or another that a prospective Sapphire tenant may not be a good choice. Call it a hunch, or intuition—but something tells you that this tenant may be trouble down the road. There is more than enough riding on the decision to make you want to pay […]
