You never know what you might find in foreclosures. I’ve found dead animals, “hoarder” style homes, those filled with animal and human feces and of course, rat and roach infested homes. I’ve walked in on drugged out junkies, even thought one or two might be dead…but I’ve not found a dead body thu
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02/28/2012
One second, let me scan the seller’s disclosure form for homicide...nope, you're good. Do I need to write on here that my brother died of AIDs in the house? This is a great place, other than that house up the street that we think has a meth lab in the basement; that won’t be an issue will it? Tha
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02/24/2012
It’s fair to say that the public perception of real estate agents is not a positive one; agents are one of the more popular targets when assigning blame for the real estate collapse. This industry deserves it; for as important a role as agents play, the requirements to earn and maintain a license
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02/24/2012
So the "nails on a chalkboard" feeling I get when I hear "REAL A TOR" also impact others...I always feel compelled to AXE the person to keep repeating it...sooner or later they get it. Of course, there's always the chance it could morph into REALTOOOOOOOOOR. Robert Willson is an agent in Kansas a
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02/23/2012
Over the last year, two sub markets in the City of Atlanta saw median home values increase over 10% and NE Cherokee County sales increased by 121.7%. Last quarter, Sandy Springs (inside 285) sat with the highest home inventory at 13.8 months (2x many areas) and saw only 35.5% of listings sell and
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02/22/2012
Sweating out a distressed sale or foreclosure may not absolve an owner from the long arm of those due money. Banks can employ what is called a deficiency judgment (the difference between the outstanding mortgage balance and the sale price) to collect the debt, requiring a defaulting borrower to p
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02/21/2012
I often compare buying a home to getting married; there are many parallels if you take a second to think about it. This comment often raises eyebrows and once a few of the obvious one are pointed out, I get to the one that buyers miss. If buying a home is likely to be the single most financially
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02/19/2012
Here's a foreclosure home in the East Point area of Atlanta that has been picked clean - including into the walls. This is an example of one of the challenges faced by owners of vacant homes in Atlanta; vandalism is rampant and is costing owners - including lenders - big money. For years, vacant
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02/11/2012
It took a while but it seems that home buyers are finally beginning to tire of the real estate owned (REO)/foreclosure nonsense. Here in Atlanta, lender or “corporate” owned (the industry desired more appealing term than foreclosure) homes are a major part of the inventory. Statistics on this iss
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02/09/2012
How funny is this… Let’s see…updated kitchen, new carpets, view of the river, black teddy worn extremely well, fresh paint…..Here’s a twist on the obvious , quality photos sell homes. Trulia posted this attractive 2BR Pittsburgh condo with an asking price of $509,900 and it’s likely that there ma
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02/09/2012
