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Author :: Jeanette Joy Fisher  |
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| Article Title :: Staging Homes for Top-Dollar Sales |
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| Wouldn't it be nice to have Roger Hazard’s design team from "Sell This House" come visit for a weekend?Many "redecorators" and designers offer "Staging Homes" services from $250 to $5,000. These services usually give good advice, some help with the actual work involved, and others even move in new furniture for you.However, using Design Psychology strategies will help you make the right choices on what is necessary to stage your home for a top-dollar sale.Residential Design Psychology encompasses your entire home setting, from the fist sighting, whether your home is a condominium, single family home, or a manufactured home. Design Psychology, based on years of resea (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Sameer Panjwani |
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| Article Title :: Should you Sell your Home yourself? |
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| Should you sell your home yourself? Yes and no. Yes, you should leave the option of selling on your own open and no, you shouldn’t rule out using the services of an agent to help you sell. There are a considerable number of advantages of using an agent to sell your home but their services do come at a price – up to 6% commission on the sale price! That’s quite a sum, a precious $6,000 for every $100,000 your home is worth. Agents are not indispensable. With the advent of the Internet, a fairly sizeable number of owners have been able to successfully sell on their own. Statistics have it that 80% of home buyers begin their search for a home online. So, putting your home details on th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Russ Miles |
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| Article Title :: Evil Gains Entry |
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| When we open our doors to strangers, we can never be certain what malice an outsider might bring in. Police officers tell us to keep our doors locked with good reason. Yet, every day in this country, thousands of naive citizens, aspiring to market their homes–without paying a brokerage fee–place themselves at considerable risk.With fierce crime on an increase, eager For Sale By Owners, are often slack in their judgment of just how dangerous such a thrift venture is. Husbands become homicides, wives are ravaged, families forever devastated, all because invincible men are anxious to sell homes themselves to people who-they only want to believe–are qualified buyers.What w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Robert Scott |
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| Article Title :: How to Sell Your Own Home and Save Thousands of Dollars |
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| Most people take the easy way out when selling their home and hand the responsibility over to a real estate agent, when in fact the average homeowner is capable of selling their own home.Apart from the satisfaction of making the sale yourself there is the bonus of saving thousands of dollars in agents fees.So why do people choose a real estate agent to sell their home? Here are a few reasons, I'm sure you can think of more;- laziness
- lack of time
- Lack of confidence
- Unsure of what is involved
- lack of relevant skills
- lack of real estate knowledgeIt may not suit everyone to sell their own home but at a guess I would say that 75% o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Mike Plank |
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| Article Title :: Home Inspection Checklist - Home Inspectors |
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| Although architectural details, wall and floor coverings, modern conveniences and many other factors are important in the buying decision, the focus of this inspection is on the structural/mechanical/electrical condition of the property.The inspection is designed to give the real estate agent or prospective purchaser a system to detect some of the readily accessible major flaws or deficiencies in the significant components and systems of a home. It is not designed to, nor does it profess to facilitate detection of all flaws, problems or occurrences that might exist in any given home.To maximize time efficiency and to ensure all of the major sections of the home are take int (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: John Michael |
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| Article Title :: The Value of Foreclosed Property |
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| The discount on a foreclosed property is not as great if the state allows deficiency judgments by lenders against borrowers. In contrast, the discount is larger if the property is being sold in a state that requires foreclosures to proceed through the judicial system. Lastly, appraisals seem to be more accurate for low down payment loans, leading to smaller discounts at foreclosure.Foreclosed properties may be vacant for a substantial period before they can be sold as the legal process of foreclosure runs its course. During this period, the lender’s costs of holding onto a foreclosed property increases because a property that should have been generating mortgage revenue, generate (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Don Suter |
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| Article Title :: Investing In Commercial Property |
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| Why commercial property?Compared to residential property investments, commercial property offers some key advantages:Long-term secure cashflow -- Commercial lets normally have long lease contracts, with periods of 10 years and more not being uncommon. In addition to this, commercial property tenants are less likely to default on payments and even if the tenant goes into liquidation, the liquidator may continue paying the rent in order to stop the lease being forfeited.Maintenance -- Commercial tenants are generally liable for the maintenance and upkeep of the property, contrasting with residential leasing, where the onus tends to be on the landlord.Income yield (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Don Suter |
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| Article Title :: Investing In Land |
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| Changing social trends point to a huge rise in demand for housing within the next twenty years.With an ageing population and more single people requiring accommodation, it comes as no surprise that the government has ordered planning authorities to find more land to develop, including areas of greenbelt.The value of land has risen dramatically over the last few years (nearly 24% last year) with the most valuable land being in the South East of England. To many land is becoming a real investment opportunity, but how do you go about investing in land?How to investUntil recently, land investment was the domain of large developers, public bodies, farmers and the la (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Joel Greene |
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| Article Title :: Seven Questions You Should Ask When Buying a Condo Hotel Unit |
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| You may have heard all the buzz about the newest type of vacation home investment, condo hotels. These are condominiums located in four- and five-star hotels in cities like Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago. Owners use their condos when they’d like. When not using their unit, they can place it in the hotel’s rental program and receive a percentage of the revenue it generates.How do you choose a condo hotel unit that meets your desire for a vacation home and is also likely to produce a healthy revenue and appreciate down the road? Consider the following seven questions when evaluating a condo hotels:1. Is a condo hotel right for you?Condo hotels are not yo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Real Estate Articles |
Author :: Suzie Shannon |
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| Article Title :: What is a Foreclosure? |
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| A foreclosure is an action taken against a property owner by seizure of his/her real property. It can be for many reasons. The main cause is delinquent payments on a mortgage. The mortgage company or second and even third mortgage holders contact the owner, then the trustee (usually an attorney) to begin the process. If it is VA guaranteed or FHA insured, many times they offer assistance or alternatives. Then the appraisal is ordered to determine fair market value.It can also be for medical bills, delinquent taxes and other liens, even credit cards. "The purpose of this foreclosure is for collection of a debt" is usually printed in the legal section of the newspaper as well as some (read full article) |
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