Buyer school
The steps in order, the true cost of buying, how loans actually work, and the mistakes that cost buyers the most. Start with the closing cost calculator for your county, then the Home Buyer Workbook.
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House KeysReal estate school, without the homework.
Clear, practical guidance whether you are buying your first home or your fifth. Buyer school, seller school, the investor desk, and the hidden costs that change the real price of a home.
Four schools, one house
Start where you are.
01House Keys · Buyers
02House Keys · Sellers
Seller school
How to prep, price, time the market, and negotiate for top dollar. The seller net calculator shows what you keep after payoff, commission and closing costs.
03House Keys · Investors
Investor desk
Cash flow, cap rates, short term rentals, and assumable loans, including VA assumable loans. The Deal Analyzer underwrites a property in minutes, and the Deal Room brings the deals to you.
The series
Short lessons, every week, from Jaxi.
New videos Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Each series later becomes one long lesson.
House Keys
Buying, step by step
The home buying process one key at a time, from pre approval to the closing table.
House Rules
The money rules
House Rule number 1: never fall in love before you run the numbers. One rule per video.
Behind the Walls
Hidden costs of buying a home
Flood, insurance, taxes and HOA fees, with the public data behind each one.
House Tour
Luxury homes and markets
Standout homes and the why behind the price, in Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia and the luxury hotspots.
House Call
Jaxi answers Housemates
Your questions about buying, selling and investing, answered on camera.
The Deal Room
Distressed properties, researched
What a good distressed deal looks like, and how the Deal Room scores one.