• Could Your Rent Payments Help You Buy a Home?,Patti Gregory

    Could Your Rent Payments Help You Buy a Home?

    For years, many financially responsible renters have paid on time every month…but got little credit for it when applying for a mortgage. That's changing. Newer credit models — VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T — are designed to evaluate credit more broadly, potentially recognizing financial behaviors tr

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  • When a House Gets Worse… and the Opportunity Gets Better,Patti Gregory

    When a House Gets Worse… and the Opportunity Gets Better

    Not every good investment looks good at first. Some of them smell terrible. This is a story about one of those houses — and one of my longtime investors, Ted. The First Walkthrough Ted was my first investor client. We’ve done a lot of homes together since then, but I still remember the very first on

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  • When Price Meets Opportunity,Patti Gregory

    When Price Meets Opportunity

    Sometimes the market shifts. And when it does…opportunity shows up. That’s exactly what just happened at 11 Patina. A significant price reduction.Now offered at $2,250,000. And suddenly, the conversation changes. Because this was already a home that stood out. Fully renovated.Thoughtfully rebuilt.No

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