(I especially like the hand in the top of the photo below :)1. Your photos are unimpressive. The vast majority of home buyers start their search for a home on the Internet, your house had better look great in print. Not just nice... downright fabulous. Today we are considering internet views as
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08/20/2009
10426 W Sawtail, Boise, ID. No backyard neighbors makes for fine Boise foothills living in desireable EAGLE SPRINGS sub. Beautifully REMODELED single level home w/large bdrms+office; gorgeous slab granite kitchen w/new stainless appliances, full tumbled tile backsplash+metal decos, refinished har
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08/05/2009
Welcome Home to this light, bright, well maintained Eagle Home, only 2 blocks from velodrome + access to Boise foothills Ridge-to-Rivers Trail system.Inside: seller provided home warranty, new stainless appliances, tile floors, vaulted ceilings, security system, spacious maters suite w/jacuzzi tu
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08/05/2009
With all the excitement of the first time home buyer tax credit, buyers often get confused and miss out on other important options. As a first time buyer, don't let the excitement of the $8,000 tax credit cause you to miss out on many other home buying options. It isn't uncommon for a buyer to co
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07/12/2009
So why do some real estate agents allow Short Sale listings to hang in limbo with little or no adjustments to listing price? On a daily basis, I study listings in the Orlando area. Every day I see Short Sale listings being served poorly by their listing agents. So poorly and so ... okay, I’m goin
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07/06/2009
Nice post, from one of my former primary Naval Aviation flight students! Just when I noticed myself complaining, this came from a client overseas. He's a Navy service member and successful short sale client. He was also one of my first clients ever, I sold this home to him several years ago, unfo
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06/29/2009
How to handle pre-foreclosure and short sale properties is still a mystery to many real estate agents. We certainly didn’t learn about short sales in real estate school, and when the foreclosure crisis reared its ugly head, many of us buried our own heads in the sand. Short sales are not going aw
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05/25/2009
The new Home Valuation Code of Conduct that became de facto law on May 1st has already started to increase the appraisal costs to the borrower. One of my lenders is now asking for $450 for an appraisal that used to cost $375. Another one of my lenders, Idaho Housing is asking for a $500 check
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05/24/2009
You may be at your desk, or your kitchen table right now, but slide your chair out, stand up and let us give you a hand for your service. When I think of Memorial Day, I usually think of crusty old codgers, like my Dad, who fought the shores of Iwo Jima, Normandy, Tripoli, Omaha Beach... But las
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05/24/2009
"Is it here? Have we reached the bottom, Bev?" Hey, I don't know about the "bottom," but I do know that things have picked up tremendously here in the Treasure Valley, and I'll just attribute it all to extremely cheap money/low interest rates, loads of great properties to choose from, motivated
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05/20/2009