How to Sell a House Where Pets Live.... While we all are in a great mood to celebrate holidays. Many home sellers are preparing their home to be on the market after the holidays. Almost everybody loves pets except the home buyer who is buying your house. Don't ask me why, but that's often how it
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12/23/2010
We have read all sorts of articles why For sale by owner (FSBO) should and should not hire a professional to sell their home. I am not going to go over the importance of forms or legality. My frustration goes for the FSBO who list their home with limited service broker and have their home on MLS.
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12/21/2010
It seems like a long year house hunting for my buyers in the Loudoun County, Virginia area. After loosing to multiple offers (especially to the cash offers), missing out on the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit, frustrated they were so desperate at one point they were willing to place an off
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12/18/2010
Why go through a foreclosure on your home? When you have options!!! Ask your lender about HAFA and work with a local Virginia Short sale expert. Here is the process....How To Qualify For HAFA Short Sale First let's start by defining exactly what HAFA is: The government's Home Affordable Foreclosu
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12/16/2010
There too many ways we can use Google's high tech search. Apart from personal favorite find the receipe I like the idea to Google your own home address.1) To see if there are registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. 2) To find crime reports AND data * it will even tell you who your neighbo
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12/16/2010
While we all are getting ready to say good bye to 2010 and welcome to 2011 there are trends that are here to stay with us. Reading through the blogs, working with buyers, sellers over the 2010 it seems like we do have a strong opinion about what the trend forecast for the Virginia home owners are
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12/14/2010
Whether you are a first time home buyer, empty nester planning to downsize or moving up to your next dream home holidays are perfect time to start planning for your future home. Ask for Contributions: Rather than getting newest gadget this holiday, ask friends and family to contribute money for
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12/09/2010
What is PMI? If you put less than 20 percent down on a home mortgage, lenders often require you to have Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). PMI protects the lender if you default on the loan. The Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 - which became effective in 1999 - establishes rules for automatic te
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12/07/2010