Real Estate Lingo: Traditional, Discount, Flat Fee and Hybrid

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The Home Seller’s Dilemma Home sellers have never had so many options when it comes to how to sell. In the past, traditional real estate brokers and firms were the go-to for nearly all home sellers. These full-service real estate firms do everything for the home seller, but it comes…

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Flat-Fee MLS 101

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Breaking Down The Real Estate Lingo If you’re relatively new to the residential real estate world, you know how frustrating it can be to hear all of the cryptic real estate terms and have no idea what they all mean. Case in point: MLS. We hear about it. We may…

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How to Sell A House By Owner: 2 Options

How to see your home for sale by owner.

How to Sell Your House by Owner and Save Thousands Selling a house without a realtor isn’t as hard as you may think and the reward can be worth the effort. According to the National Association of REALTORSⓇ, nearly 10 percent of home sales in 2016 were FSBO (for sale…

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Is The House-Flipping Boom Over for Investors?

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Looking for a Quick Profit? – Investors buying houses In the past decade or so, buying a “fixer-upper,” updating it a bit and then selling it for a nice profit attracted seasoned real estate investors and newbies alike. Everyone wanted a piece of the quick-profit pie. And why not? Television…

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Everything You Need to Know to Sell Your Own House

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Selling Your Own Home? Is this the year you’re hoping to sell your home? According to experts, that could be a wise decision. Forecasters aren’t too optimistic about the housing market in the coming years but believe 2019 still holds some hope. Rising interest rates are to blame and no…

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What Investors Need to Know about Selling a House by Owner

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How to Sell a House by Owner – The Investor Perspective Many homeowners search for how to sell a house by owner, but what about investors? You would think investors have the FSBO thing down, but we find many still have questions. It’s okay. Flipping homes for profit isn’t always…

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Selling Your Own Home? Stage It Right to Sell

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Thinking of selling your own home? Did you know that if you stage it right, it will likely sell for more money and much faster than if you left it as is? According to a comprehensive study conducted by Home Staging Resource, 85 percent of staged homes sell for 6-25…

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