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  Before the housing market deflated in the current economic downturn, many home buyers were using their homes like an ATM machine, borrowing on their property’s current equity, thinking the well of easy to obtain cash would not run dry.  When faced with selling their home in this deflated housi...
09/22/2011
  Managing expectations is one of the most important tasks in delivering a successful short sale.  I say delivering because it almost feels like giving birth.  Over the past year a number of “safeguards” created to protect the consumer from unscrupulous real estate practitioners like MARS and th...
09/21/2011
The search for the perfect home begins with painting a mental picture of your perfect home and then writing down your wants, wishes and needs – the special criteria that add form and color to that picture.  With that initial inspiration comes some key steps in the search. Step 1: Find a Realtor ...
09/20/2011
  In Metro Atlanta, most residential real estate closings are completed at a Closing Attorney’s office.  Whether the sale is in Marietta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Kennesaw, Woodstock or Canton, the closing attorney that is part of your Realtor’s Team should have an office in close proximity to your ...
09/19/2011
  Nearly every “great deal” distressed property for sale comes with strings attached.  That’s because it’s not just the home that is “distressed.”  It is the seller and the selling situation that is distressed.  So, before starting your search for your great deal distress sale property, whether ...
09/16/2011
This is a blog from a fellow Realtor in Connecticut, Peggy Chirico, Realtor.  Her explanation about the value of and importance of Buyer Representation for you the Buyer is a clear and fact-filled discusssion of how all Buyers should have appropriate representation in order to protect their best ...
09/14/2011
  In today’s roiling housing market there are a lot of reasons why a home isn’t selling. Many are actually true!  But when you boil down all the theories about why a home isn’t selling it comes down to just three fundamental elements: Marketing, Presentation and Price. There are two ways to mark...
09/14/2011
  Developing a strategy for buying the right home is both an art as well as a science.  The art is understanding your wants.  The science is identifying your needs.  Combining the two provides a picture of the right home for you. Here is a short primer on some of what your Realtor and their Team...
09/13/2011
  Buying a home is not a hop, skip and a jump. It is a process that often begins many months before you ever start visiting properties with your Realtor.  Preparing for the journey is important because once you begin, unless you are prepared for the emotional roller coaster it can sometimes beco...
09/11/2011
  Whether you are buying or selling a home, look for a Realtor with the reputation of going the extra mile for their Clients.  Going the extra mile can mean many things.  Often they are small details that crop up before, during and after the end of a purchase or sale.  Did I say after a sale clo...
09/09/2011
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