Getting The Most For Your Home

Posted on: 3 September 2015
Selling a home is not quite like selling a used appliance or even a car. It's an intricate process that depends on the state of the real estate market, the quality of your agent's work, and your own due diligence in ensuring the home is presented as favorably as possible. Sellers often make costly mistakes because they're new to the process and simply don't know any better. Luckily, you can learn from those mistakes without making them yourself!
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Posted on: 24 July 2015
In the past, investing in real estate meant putting up your own money to buy a property with the intention to sell or rent it out for a profit. If you didn't have the money for a full purchase, you either had to find partners, take out a loan, or find a different type of investment. Recent changes to investment law now allow investors to join together and crowdfund bigger real estate projects, but you still need to prepare carefully before jumping into this new and wild form of investing.
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Posted on: 1 June 2015
When it comes time to sell a home, the kitchen and the master bathroom are the two rooms that buyers tend to focus on the most. If your kitchen or primary bathroom are looking a little worse for wear, your home may linger on the market for months -- even if it is in great shape overall. If you can afford a full kitchen or bath remodel, surely you should consider this option.
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Posted on: 14 May 2015
With apartment rental rates rising and spots becoming scarce in some parts of the country, scammers have discovered a ripe source of victims in those seeking housing from afar. If you are planning on relocating to another city for employment or academic purposes, you may have little choice but to rent long distance. Online classifieds can be a good way to line up an apartment, but they're also the venue of choice for online scammers.
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