Buying a home is a major deal. When doing so there are some things you need to consider when looking for your next home. Below is a list of 8 areas you need to consider when making your purchase. Not only will it help you feel confident you are choosing the right home, it will help you give y
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04/19/2009
Yesterday I posted about how my loan officer gave me news that my house appraised for much less than it should realistically be worth... As a result, I did respond to her with information regarding homes that actually sold in my area and she responded back to me that I was giving her the "LIST P
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04/16/2009
In the past I posted about obtaining a HELOC for my home so I can finish up the things I've been wanting to do around the house for forever. I did a CMA for my home based on sales within the last year for homes that are comparable to mine that are actually located in my neighborhood so I THOUGH
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04/15/2009
The answer is: It depends… Not what you wanted to hear, right? But there are many factors that can affect whether or not you should try to get your current home sold before purchasing a new one. If you have no money for a down payment (let’s face it unless you qualify for some of the various dow
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04/10/2009
Pulte homes has agreed to buy Centex Homes for 1.3 Billion dollars along with Centex's 1.8 billion dollar debt. It should be interesting to see how this acquisition works out. It appears as if Pulte has actually done quite well through the decrease in home construction. They've only lost about 1
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04/08/2009
Broad Ripple Village Data Following is the market report for the area known as Broad Ripple Village as of April 6th 2009. March 2009 sales were down compared to both March 2008 (14 sold) and February 2009 (10 sold). The good news is quite a few properties have been listed giving you a better se
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04/06/2009
As a child, I went through various stages of what I wanted to be when I grew up. First I wanted to be a teacher (probably like half the little girls on earth), then as I got older I wanted to be a business woman in the supervisor capacity. As I was finishing high school I finally settled on want
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04/03/2009
I keep forgetting about one of the perks of being a licensed REALTOR®. I thought I'd post this information for those of you that either forgot about this incentive or didn't know about it. If you are a REALTOR®, you can get various incentives from Lowe's including the following: 10% of coupons g
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04/02/2009
This post is directed at the Lenders out there, I'm hoping this will not only help me, but others that may have some of the same questions... I have a home that I was remodeling with whatever money I had on hand at the time. Almost 4 years later I still have way too many things to do and my pati
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03/26/2009
If you live in Indiana, you are quite familiar with the recent controversy surrounding property taxes here in Indiana. There was a recent reassessment that caused many homeowners’ taxes to literally shoot sky high while dramatically decreasing the assessed value of their home. In one of the many
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03/24/2009
