Top 4 Home Inspection Tips
Many buyers assume a home inspection is their opportunity to find flaws that will give them leverage in negotiating down the price. While often resulting in a second round of negotiations, inspections are…
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Extreme Home Buying Strategies to Get the House You Love
In many real estate markets today, homes sell quickly, often with multiple offers. Some homes, called “pocket listings,” are sold before even hitting the market. It can be an all-out war for competitive buyers, and…
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How to Anticipate Home Maintenance Costs
Many home buyers focus much of their attention on a home's purchase price or the interest rate of the loan. In reality, saving $10,000 on the overall purchase price or getting a 1/8-point…
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What You Need to Know About Real Estate Contingencies
Contingencies—provisions for unexpected events or circumstances related to the purchase of a home—are an important part of a real estate contract. Contingencies can help protect you, the buyer, if a problem arises after you've…
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How to Make a Competitive Home Offer
Have you been making home offers for months without getting one accepted? Then you need a new strategy. Here's how to make a competitive home offer in today's hot real estate markets.…
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Is For Sale by Owner Worth It?
Going the 'for sale by owner' route can be tempting. It can save you a lot of money, since the real estate commission is the largest expense involved in a home sale.…
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How to Evaluate Multiple Offers on a House
A seller's dream is to receive multiple offers. But when you get them, it's not necessarily easy to know which one to accept or how to move forward. Here's how to evaluate…
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How to Sell Your Home Fast
Most sellers want two things: a quick sale and top dollar. But sometimes, a quick sale doesn't equate to getting the highest price. Here are tips on how to sell your home fast—and…
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Tips for Holding an Open House
Hosting an open house means inviting complete strangers to look all around your home, opening closets and making judgments—sometimes out loud. It can be a trying, uncomfortable process, but it's necessary to…
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Tips for Buyers and Sellers in a Sellers’ Market
Limited inventory of homes for sale? Lots of willing and able buyers? You're in a sellers' market, where such phrases as “bidding war” and “non-contingent offer” are music to sellers’ ears. It's…
