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Make Your Move Easier: Packing Tips
Moving day is a day of excitement, but if you're not well-prepared, one of chaos. Taking small, measurable steps to prepare for your move can make all the difference when it comes to streamlining the process. Start with these 6 steps to make your moving experience...
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FSBO Or List It
Do You Want To Sell Your Home For Top Dollar? Then Hire a Real Estate Professional! There’s plenty of information available online for For Sale By Owner, or FSBO, especially about the home selling process. In turn, many homeowners begin to wonder whether they can sell...
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Should You Hire a Professional or DIY on Those Home Repairs?
When there’s a repair or home improvement project on their to-do lists, homeowners are challenged with figuring out if they should hire a professional or DIY their own project. The good news is that you can do plenty of things on your own. For other more complex...
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How to Prepare for Showings Once Your Home is on the Market
How to prepare for showings once your home is on the market Selling a home can be a very exciting but also stressful time. To get to that place where you’re accepting an offer is often the focus, but there are some key things that should happen in preparation to show...
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Renting versus Buying — Is Renting Truly Cheaper Than Buying a Home?
The ability to own a home is a dream come true for many people. By owning a home, you have the opportunity to invest and build equity on a property of your own, not to mention carve out a space that reflects who you are without restrictions. Many renters are worried...
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Spring Cleaning Simplified
Happy Monday everyone! With April vacation and the recent holiday behind me, my mind almost automatically shifted to spring cleaning. Now, for myself, daily cleaning is an absolute must with three children under the age of 10 swirling about like three little tornadoes...
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VA Home Loan Myths
1) The seller must pay for the buyer’s pest inspection report. Though in some cases this may be true if the buyer is using a mortgage company that is charging a mortgage origination fee it is not always true. Some lenders wave this fee as a help to the veteran...
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A Picture Is Worth Thousands Of Dollars In The Sale Of Your Home
We all know the old saying a picture is worth a thousand words. In real estate the pictures can be worth thousands of dollars or even better yet the ability to sell. When selling real estate in a digital era the photos are the first impression of the property. When...
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Writing an Offer to get Accepted
When writing and offer most people only think of the offer price as the winning ticket. They think the seller is purely going to decide based on the highest price alone. While being a high price is important to sellers there are far more places where you can add...
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What Is a “Move Mentor”?
A “Move Mentor” is a real estate agent that works for Movementum Realty following their moral and ethical compass as well as the company’s guiding principles. A lot of time the word Realtor is used interchangeably with the word real estate agent. Today we will explain...
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A Few Reasons Why Owning a Home is the Best Choice!
There’s many reasons why owning your own home is one of the best decisions that you can make. Not only are you able to personalize the property to your liking, but you can also get some valuable equity that you can invest. Here are some of the benefits: You Can...
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Stage Your Home Like an Expert. Here’s How!
As we all know, staged homes sell best, staged homes often sell for more money and in less days than those homes that are not staged. Working with a professional stager can be pricey and is not always within budget. That's why we wanted to share with you some simple...
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203k Loans: How they can work for you
203k Home Loans might seem a bit intimidating, but once you understand what is involved and how they work, you just might see how it can be a good option. In this blog I will be going over the Purpose of a 203k loan, the two 203k Loan Types, the Assistance you can...
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TRID- Or the “Know-Before-You-Owe” Law
If you have ever purchased a home, or have started the process of home buying you might be familiar with the term "TRID Rider". If you have not heard it yet, you will. But what does it mean? How does it affect your home buying process? Does it help you in any way? Why...
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Lead weighing you down? I can help en-“lighten” you.
I feel that this whole topic of lead paint is pretty important especially to families, or those wanting to start a family. Don't think this is just about buying a home, but also renting an older home. Well how old does a home have to be to be considered an "Old...
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