Buying a Home? Understand and Protect Your Initial Deposit. Making an offer on a property and having it accepted is exciting. But once the contract gets signed by both parties – now it’s time (for the buyer) to show good faith and put some money down (usually 3% but can be as much as 10% of the
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07/28/2016
Prepare for Your Home Appraisal. Getting your home to appraise for the selling price can be nerve-racking for many homeowners – but with the right preparation and knowing “what” appraisers look at during a real estate appraisal; you don’t have to be a nervous wreck. Unless you have an all-cas
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07/19/2016
Listing Alerts – Have Your Clients Winning! I don’t know about you – but I want my clients to be the first to know about a new listing. I also want my clients to get the most reliable listing alerts, too! And thanks to “Cloud Streams,” my clients are always first to know about new listings as
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07/15/2016
What are the Closing Costs & Who Pays for Them? Whether you’re a buyer or seller before buying and or selling a home, both parties need to know and should know their bottom line before showing up to escrow to finalize the sale of their transaction. In fact, once escrow opens, and once you have
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07/14/2016
Is now a good time to buy a home? Have you been on the sidelines waiting to time the real estate market? Well “if” so – it looks like you might be in the driver’s seat getting ready to enjoy the ride. It looks like buying a home today pencils out pretty good right now for those that have been wa
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07/07/2016
Helping You Find the Right Buyer’s Agent You’re are ready to buy a home, and now it is time for you to get the best information you need to pick the right “buyer’s agent” guide for your home buying experience. Buying a home is a big deal as well as a dynamic process that can have unexpected tu
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07/05/2016
Home Buying Made Easier Shopping for a home is a lot easier with the help of the Internet. But with that said - home buyers should understand the three major dealbreakers. Home buyers “if” a home doesn’t meet any of these three categories, do yourself a favor and move on. Even with all the he
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06/27/2016
Searching for Real Estate has Changed – Buying Real Estate Hasn’t! Sure – you search online (and or) attend many open houses without the assistance of a local Realtor, but when you’re ready to take your home search to a higher level (do yourself a big favor) call on the assistance of a profess
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06/17/2016
Before Purchasing A Home “Line Your Ducks Up.” Buying a home is not only an exciting time in one's life but also it is a major transaction. But before you go home shopping, you’ll need to know what homes are in your price range as well as you’ll most likely need to secure a home mortgage loan.
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06/16/2016
The Art of “Earnest Money.” Not only is buying a home exciting but it can be a challenging process, too. When it comes to buying a home, there are so many moving parts – searching for a home, writing up an offer, getting it accepted, and buying a home. All of the fast-moving parts of buying a
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06/14/2016
