To thank you for supporting our content, my team and I would like to extend a special offer to you and your family. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report As of this August, I will have been bringing you informative videos about our market for four full years. With that in mind, I want to ask you a simple question: Do you hate me? Of course I’m joking, but the reason I ask is, even after all of this time, some of you have still never reached out. Don’t ...
Sep 06, 2018
Closing day is an important time for both buyers and sellers. Here are some potential surprises you could face on that special day and how you can avoid them. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Today we’re going to be talking about five closing day surprises that are unfortunately all too common: 1. The walkthrough . The walkthrough is a very important part of the process. This actually guarantees to the buyer that they’re receiving the property in ...
Aug 23, 2018
How do you know when it’s time to move? These four signs may give you a good idea that it’s time for a change. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report There are four tell-tale signs that it’s time to sell your home: 1. You’ve simply outgrown your home . Perhaps you’ve had too many kids for the number of bedrooms you have, or you’ve acquired too many pets for the space you have. Either way, it’s uncomfortable, and you should consider moving up. We can hel...
Aug 09, 2018
When you have had your offer accepted and are on your way to the closing table, there are still a few things you need to take care of. Today I will highlight four ways to prepare for closing. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. What happens at the closing table when you’re buying a house? Today I will go over what to expect, as well as a few crucial do’s and don’ts to follow as you move through the process....
Jul 12, 2018
Is it ever okay to back out of a deal? Yes. Today, I’ll highlight three examples. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Backing out of a home purchase can make you seem like a big jerk, but it doesn’t have to. There are three ways you can get out of a deal without coming off as rude: 1. If you’re unhappy with the physical inspection. No matter how excited you were to purchase a home in the beginning, an unsav...
Jun 26, 2018
It is a buyer’s market in the Alamo/Danville area, but as a buyer, you still need to be patient and be smart when you buy. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today I am joined by my father Terry McDaniel to share the latest news from our Alamo/Danville market. Right now, the numbers tell us it is a great time to buy. In Alamo, there are 38 homes available for sale, and the median asking price for these hom...
Jun 11, 2018
Today I’ll give you an idea of what you should expect to pay in property taxes and how you’ll pay that amount. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. How much money do you need to pay Uncle Sam when it comes to your property taxes? Let’s find out. Let’s say your home is worth $200,000 and your tax rate is 1.5%. This means on an annual basis, you’d pay $3,000 (or $250 per month). There can be additional taxes, ...
May 21, 2018
It’s time for our Fun in the Bay: Summer 2018 Edition. There are some great events happening in our area this year, and I can’t wait to share them with you. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today I’m dressed for summer because it’s time to talk about Fun in the Bay: Summer Edition. Here are a few great events that you should check out: 1. Danville Area Community Harvest. The harvest takes place on May 5 ...
Apr 26, 2018
The choice to be kind is in your hands. It isn’t always easy, but I’d like to challenge you to try. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. We’ve all encountered toxic people, but what’s the best way to handle these individuals? To start out, let me tell you a story. I was recently making a few follow-up calls when I encountered a gentleman who seemed to be generally angry with life. A lot of things were said i...
Mar 28, 2018
Check out this awesome property in Concord. The house is under contract, but it’s so great I wanted to share it with you anyway. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today, I want to take you on a tour of one of our properties . Just a heads up that the sale is pending on this property; we sold it in seven days for 100% of the listing price. This is a 3-bed, 1-bath, 1,200 sq. ft. home with one of the best ki...
Mar 08, 2018
By joining The McDaniel Callahan Real Estate Team, powered by eXp Realty, you will have the chance to do more than earn a paycheck; you will build wealth for you and your family. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. When you join our team and eXp Realty, you will have the opportunity to build wealth for you and your family. What do you get when you join eXp Realty? First of all, there are three different way...
Feb 22, 2018
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new partnership. Stay tuned for details. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. I’ve got big news for you and for us today. We are ecstatic to announce the fact that we’ve made a shift over to a new brokerage called exp Realty. This is the fastest-growing national brokerage in the country. They went from 3,000 agents to over 6,500 in just the last year. eXp Realty is a...
Jan 31, 2018
Does living next to a Starbucks really increase your home value? Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today I’ve got an interesting question to answer: Does living next to a Starbucks really increase your home value? Many of you might be wondering what I’m talking about. This may sound like a ridiculous question, but it actually isn’t. If you think that living near a Starbucks has nothing to do with home val...
Dec 05, 2017
Today I’d like to start an interactive dialogue about something near and dear to my heart: our Bay area. I want to know what you love most about living in the Bay. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today, we’re doing something completely different from what we’ve done in the past. I’m excited to announce this new series on why we all love to live in the Bay area. Of course, everyone has different reasons ...
Nov 29, 2017
You’re invited to my upcoming networking event—be there! Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. I’m excited to announce that we’re soon going to be having another amazing networking event. We’ve normally held them in downtown Danville, but we are moving locations to downtown Walnut Creek. The event will be held November 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Modern China Cafe, 1525 N Main St, Walnut Creek. There’s no cos...
Nov 20, 2017
Having goals is an incredibly important aspect of life and business alike. But, how can you achieve these goals? Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. I’m going to flip the script a little bit today. Instead of bringing you another market update or tips about upcoming local events: I want to answer a question that I get asked all the time by my clients, “Why did you choose real estate as a career?” The reason...
Oct 16, 2017
It’s time for the Halloween Special! Where should you go to have some Fun in the Bay this October? Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. It’s time for Fun in the Bay: Halloween Edition! Let’s get right to it and see what’s happening in the Bay this October. First, there is the Halloween International Ball at the W Hotel on October 27th from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. It’s $30 per person so get your ticket to enjoy some...
Oct 09, 2017
There are only three months left in 2017, and we need your help to meet our goal. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. The fourth quarter of 2017 has officially begun. So far this year, our team has been blessed to work with a number of wonderful, incredible people and families to buy and sell real estate. We have a goal and we can only achieve this goal with your help. We want to work with at least eight mo...
Oct 05, 2017
We have another networking event coming up soon, and you’re invited. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today I’m excited to let you know that there’s another amazing networking event just around the corner—and you’re invited. The Danville Elite Networking Event will be at Sweetwater Tavern on September 19th, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and you won’t want to miss it. Bring your business cards and get ready...
Sep 11, 2017
Today I wanted to talk to you about the four mistakes sellers make when trying to sell their homes. Looking to buy a Bay Area Home? Search all Bay Area homes for sale. Selling Your Bay Area Home? Use our home evaluation tool. Today I wanted to talk to you about the four mistakes that sellers make during negotiations: If you get an offer from a buyer that is exactly what you were looking for, don’t send back a counteroffer. But, if the offer you receive is not to your preference, doing a slight o...
Aug 30, 2017
