Buying A Home
Practical advice on how to successfully buy a home. Essentials, absurdities, determining market value, evaluating Realtors, and the list goes on...
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Sun, Jan 11, 2009
If there is one thing that really gets to me when I am showing properties to a buyer, it is the smell of animals in a house. Now, I know most of America is pet-friendly and pet-loving, including myself, but come on....cat litter box smell??&nbs...
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Wed, Jan 07, 2009
Should a buyer (or an agent) rely on Automated Valuation Models (AVM) that produce an estimation of "Market Value."
My answer is: No.
Reason: Real estate is far too complex with far too many independent and conflicting va...
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Thu, Dec 11, 2008
While my previous blog post discussed selling a home in Greater Cleveland in the dead of winter, the flip side is: should you purchase a home in the dead of winter, or wait until more homes come on the market in the spring?
The answer lies in your m...
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Tue, Dec 09, 2008
So, you have just received news that your offer was accepted by the seller and you now have a valid purchase agreement. Should you obtain a radon inspection? The short answer is: YES. Radon is a breakdown of uranium in the soil, and...
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Mon, Aug 18, 2008
The technical expertise of a buyer's agent can make the difference between keeping your sanity and life in order, or on the other end of the spectrum, can make your home search a marginal experience where a great amount of stress has been create...
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Mon, Aug 18, 2008
When a buyer has determined they are going to purchase a home, the choice they make about who will represent them can result in a wide variety of outcomes: from having a great experience or not, from overpaying for a home or not, from negot...
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