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Monday, October 3, 2011

Real Estate Reality

Multiple of Thoughts on Multiple Offers

Tips on how to stand out from the rest of the potential buyers.

The term “multiple offers” refers to sellers receiving more than one offer on a property within the same time frame. It is not a thing of the past to have multiple offers on one property. It happens frequently, and is not just when houses first come on the market, are priced well, and fit the most common criteria. There have been plenty of instances where a home has been on the market for a while and winds up in a multiple offer situation. For buyers, recognize that you are not the only people looking at a particular house at any given time. Just because a house has been on the market for three months, does not mean that buyers are not interested. The offer is not just about the money. It’s about dates, contingencies, and financial …

reneehart123

5:33 am on Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Real Estate Reality

Keeping Your Sanity While Your House is on the Market

It's easier than you think.

While there is a small population of homeowners who maintain their homes so that they resemble a showroom – completely clutter free, decorator gorgeous, the house equivalent of Heidi Klum — it is generally not the norm. The majority of homeowners do not. This does not mean that everyone else belongs on an episode of Hoarders, it just means that most people do have piles of mail and magazines, kids homework, art projects, pinch pots, toys, laundry, family photos everywhere – a lot of life within the house that anxiously awaits the once-a-week or every other week visit from a professional cleaning crew. Such is life, and there is nothing wrong with either scenario – unless your house is on the market. When your house is on the market, buyers…

davidsteger389

7:21 am on Tuesday, September 20, 2011

One reason existing refinancing efforts have fallen far short of their goals is that Fannie and Freddie continue to charge homeowners high, risk-based fees up front to refinance their loans you can avoid this if you check your rates and fees at "123 Refinance" before you sign   more ›

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