Real Estate

Good Faith Deposit Real Estate Transactions

In a real estate transaction, a touchy issue is how much trust the seller has in a buyer. The existence of a good faith deposit helps put a seller at rest. Good Faith Deposit If you are selling your home, condominium or other real estate, you should always require a buyer to make a good faith deposit. The good faith…

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Homes For Sell By Owner Fsbos And Buyer Brokers

You’re selling your home as a FSBO (for sale by owner) and you get annoyed when real estate brokers call you, right? That’s a reasonable response when you’re doing all the work to market your property to save thousands of dollars in broker commissions. However, when a “buyer broker” calls, you might want to listen. Why Listen To understand why…

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Add Extra Value To Your Art Work Part One

There are several things that you might not have thought of, that add extra value to your artwork and can make it worth more money when you come to sell it. I’m not talking here about reworking pieces you feel haven’t come up to scratch. Yes, it is sometimes possible to rescue a less than perfect watercolour by using a…

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Real Estate

Sell Your House Fast

When changes happen in your life – for good or bad – you may have to face the need to sell your home and sell it quick. If you need to move you probably don’t want the anxiety or cost of trying to sell from another town while your home stays empty and unprotected. You may also not want the…

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Evaluating The Offer For Your Home

People work tirelessly to generate interest in a home they are trying to sell. Once they get an offer, however, they often are not sure how to evaluate it. Evaluating the Offer for Your Home You have read every book under the sun. You have read more internet articles than you can imagine. You have cleaned up your home, made…

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Finding Structural Problems During Escrow Upscale Home Example

When buying and selling homes, the property purchase is often subject to a satisfactory home inspection being done. Now and then, a home inspection uncovers severe structural problems. Here’s an example of a situation in an upscale neighborhood. Severe Structural Problems Does the buyer walk away when there are serious structural problems? Yes, but not always. A lot depends on…

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Florida S First Time Buyer Incentives

Florida has been labeled a progressive state before, when it introduced radical ‘green’ measures throughout the state, but this time its innovative idea is to offer help to first time buyers. Florida has recognized that younger people are being pushed out of the housing market, and are trying to rectify this with fairly substantial financial incentives. This failure to accommodate…

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Is Fsbo Safe

Safety is often raised as an issue in FSBO (For Sale By Owner) real estate sales. Some real estate agents try to scare homeowners into listing with them by claiming that is unsafe. Some homeowners are unsure how to show their property safely. By taking a few sensible precautions there is no reason why selling your home FSBO (also known…

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