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Exclusive Right to Sell Giving a real estate agent the "exclusive right to sell" your property does not mean that there will not be other agents involved. Your agent is the listing agent and part of his or her job is to market your home to other agents who work with buyers. Those agents will show...

Dropping Your Price...Too Late? Later, when you drop your price, your house is "old news." You will never be able to recapture that flurry of initial activity you would have had with a realistic price. Your house could take longer to sell.Even if you do successfully sell at an above market price,...

Fixing Up Outside the HouseMost real estate advice tells you to work on the outside of the house first, but unless there is a major project involved, we believe it is best to do it last. There are two main reasons for this. First, the first steps in preparing the interior of the house are easier....

Papillion Nebraska named #6 "Best Place to Live" by Money MagazineI always new we had something here. Glad to see I wasn't wrong. Hope is doesn't change.Click on the link below to read the article online and see where your city ranked in Money Mags. article on best places to live.Papillion ranked #6

How a new car payment reduces your purchase priceSuppose you earn $5000 a month and you have a car payment of $400. At current interest rates (approximately 8% on a thirty-year fixed rate loan), you would qualify for approximately $55,000 less than if you did not have the car payment.Even if you ...

No major purchases of any kind- This includes furniture, appliances, electronic equipment, jewelry, vacations, expensive weddings......and automobiles, of course.For most people, changing employers will not really affect your ability to qualify for a mortgage loan, especially if you are going to ...

Roy Kotz REALTOR , Click to View Show I am a proud father of two, have been happily married for 9 years, and have many hobbies. I have successfully sold real estate in the Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion area for 5 years and have consistently been a multi-million dollar producer with NPDodge Real Est...

80 Dodge 80th and Dodge, Omaha, NE 68114 Click to View Show 80 Dodge is offering a high energy and high amenity downtown lifestyle to West Omaha. It will offer all the conveniences of maintenance-free condominium living as well as the benefits and value of a superb West Dodge location. The City ...

SOLD SOLD, Papillion, NE 68133 Click to View Show Well cared for west facing home in Cottonwood. New floors in dining room and kitchen, fresh interior paint. The rear yard is fenced and has an area for a dog run. The home is close to schools, parks, trails and shopping. Only 15 minutes to Offutt...

More Space- Both indoors and outdoors, you will probably have more space if you own your own home. Even moving to a condominium from an apartment, you are likely to find you have much more room available - your own laundry and storage area, and bigger rooms. Apartment complexes are more intereste...