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Best Real Estate Apps for Homebuyers & Homeowners

By listingspark | April 11, 2017

In a world of technology and endless resources at our fingertips, it can be challenging to filter through all of the static. Here are some of the best go-to apps for homebuyers and homeowners. AroundMe…

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5 Tips for Passing a Home Inspection

By listingspark | April 10, 2017

Congratulations, you just accepted a buyer’s offer to purchase your home. But you can’t breathe easy just yet, since it’s almost a certainty that the buyer will have a professional home inspector complete a thorough…

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Helpful Tips to Improve Your Credit

By listingspark | April 9, 2017

A lot of our clients don’t know or understand just how important their credit score is to the home buying process. Some buyers are right on the cusp of having a qualifying credit score, where…

5 Reasons Why Some Homes Don't Sell

By listingspark | April 8, 2017

There are many reasons why a home doesn’t sell or sits on the market longer than average, compared to other homes in the neighborhood. Some of these factors are preventable, so as a seller you…

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Tips for a Successful Home Appraisal

By listingspark | April 7, 2017

Accepting a contract on your home sale is definitely an exciting event. But remember, if the buyer is financing the home purchase with a mortgage, you will have to “sell your home” twice to make…

Pricing: It’s All About the Comps

By listingspark | April 6, 2017

The most common mistake we see with home sellers is not pricing their homes correctly. This mistake can cause one of two catastrophic outcomes: 1) Pricing your home too low and leaving money on the…

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How to get into Flipping Houses – Common Flip Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

By listingspark | April 5, 2017

Real estate investors get into the competitive world of house flipping to make money, I think we are all in agreement with that. But things don’t always go as planned. Mistakes will happen, and they…

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Audiobooks for Real Estate Investors

By listingspark | April 4, 2017

For most real estate investors, the overarching goal is to make as much money as possible in as little time as possible. The same likely holds true for your goals in building knowledge in real…

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Checklist for Selling Your Flip

By listingspark | April 3, 2017

You got a great deal on an investment property. You spent countless hours going back and forth with contractors and subcontractors. You’ve matched and picked out paint, the perfect paint. You’ve pulled teeth to get…

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Step-by-step sharing on Social Media to Increase Home Profit

By listingspark | April 2, 2017

Without a doubt, the most efficient way to sell a home is listing on the MLS, since that’s where buyer’s agents search for prospective homes for their clients. HOWEVER, sharing your home listing on social…

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