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Buy That House: Are You Getting a Good Deal? 3 years ago the real estate market was in very good condition. Prices were rising at extraordinary rates. Interest rates were low, so these properties were still affordable even at higher prices. Lots of people were selling and lots of people were buy...
01/25/2009
Buy That House: Lenders are Knocking Down My Door What came first the credit squeeze or the severe decrease in people looking for credit? I have a constant flow of lenders beating on my door; begging me for referrals to my Buyers. Some tell me that they have 100% financing available; one told me ...
01/25/2009
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BRAC Relocation Are you a part of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)? If you are part of the many from Fort Monmouth, New Jersey who are being impacted by that base's closure and who are being relocated to Maryland to either Aberdeen Proving Ground or to Fort Meade, then I can as...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE : AS IS? Home sold strictly as is; owner will make no repairs; home inspection for informational purposes only . . . CLICK . . . If I am an investor, then there is more chance that I will look at these houses, because I am expecting to need to do work and I am prepared to handle t...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: PICTURES ARE IMPORTANT It used to be, and not too long ago, that getting pictures on a listing in the MLS would take a while. You would have to wait for someone to come out and take the picture. All too frequently this would be a blurry picture from a drive-by photo usually tak...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: APPEARANCE IS EVERYTHING Salability is directly related to appearance. If you want to buy a car, but it has a dented door, then you will probably pass on the car rather than pay $1000 for a new door, even if the seller discounts the price by $1,000. So a car that would be wor...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: SET UP FINANCING Many people start to search for a home to buy before they review their finances. It sounds a bit odd when you consider that buying a house may be the biggest investment that one makes in a lifetime. Some of these shoppers will state that they will seek financin...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZING Spring is here and you want to sell your house. It is a nice house, which you have kept well maintained, and it has served you well. . . . but how can you sell it with all of this clutter, these precious possessions, which are, of course, everything that ...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: PAINTING You are ready to sell your house, but you are reluctant to paint it. You want to know what the benefits of painting will be. You want to know how much more money painting the house will give you versus not painting it. You believe that the choice of colors is a matter...
01/25/2009
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SELL THAT HOUSE: HOME WARRANTY A home warranty may be a good investment when selling your house. Here are some of the benefits of selling a home with a home warranty: The seller does not have to pay for the warranty until the home sells and goes to settlement. If the home does not sell, then the ...
01/25/2009
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