Excerpt from Buyer-Owner Distinction

In a recent Google search I ran for the term "first time home owner", 48,600,000 results were returned, but the majority of results on the first four pages were some combination of "first time home buyer", not the term I actually searched for, which was located on page 4 of the results at number 11 down the page. One might draw a conclusion from these results that a "first time home buyer" and a "first time home owner" is one and the same, but this is obviously not the case.

To be quite technical, a home buyer… Read more!

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Making Your House Sell-Ready

How can you get a buyer interested in purchasing your house? Let's talk a little about 'first impressions'. This can be a key phrase in creating interest (by the buying market) in your home. You just need to get your house ready to sell by doing some key preparations in the right places. Get an inspection by a professional if you want a third party effort for maximum results; and if you are thinking, this cost is usually borne by the buyer(s), you're absolutely right.

But think about this for a minute: If you are aware of what a home inspector or professional engineer is going… Read more!

Excerpt from New Investors in a Real Estate Market Crash

There is little doubt that a real estate market crash can be a frightening experience for everyone; especially investors. When the market is good, business is great; however, when business starts to sour it can be more than a little stressful. Many new investors often look to more experienced investors and wonder how they are able to make it through the ups and downs of real estate markets year after year and come out unscathed.

Unscathed, however, is not the word many of these… Read more!

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Excerpt from A FSBO/Broker Decision

Thinking of selling your home? If so, are you thinking of selling it by yourself instead of hiring a real estate agent/broker? As you probably already know, there are several advantages of marketing and selling your own home and, in effect, putting up your own FSBO - For Sale By Owner - sign in the front yard. Of course, there are also disadvantages as you may also be aware of. A lot of thought goes into selling a home and even more planning goes into doing the job yourself… Read more!