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How to Land Your Dream Home

So you found the home of your dreams and you can well afford the asking price, but there’s a problem: At least fifty other buyers are competing to outbid you! You’re not alone in this. There are tons of home buyers right now who have fallen in love with a house and are crossing their…

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List Your Home for the Right Price

What’s the worst thing that could happen when you list your house for sale? Obviously, your fear is that it won’t sell. If you find yourself in that situation after listing (or you’re looking for ways to avoid it), I suggest that troubleshooting should start by putting more serious consideration into your pricing. Setting the…

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5 Ways to Lose Your Loan

One thing you might not know as a new homebuyer is this: Your loan application process is a delicate thing. The period of time before you get approved for your mortgage is full of pitfalls for the unwary homebuyer. Loan officers are watching your bank account, your credit score, and several other factors and will…

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Three Reasons to Sell

As a realtor with an insider view of what’s going on in the Montgomery County and surrounding areas’ real estate market, I have something to share with you: Homes are moving fast! It’s an exciting time to be in real estate, but I’ve been noticing that there are still those waiting on the sidelines, wondering…

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Using Comparables to Find Your Home’s Value

Working out what a property is worth can be challenging and, speaking from experience, it’s more of an art than a science. A few factors go into coming up with the exact value of your home, and those factors can fluctuate greatly. The best way to determine the value of your home is by using…

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Why Buy in a Seller’s Market?

If you decided not to buy a house right now because you heard it was a seller’s market, I have something you should hear. Right now, sellers may be getting the best value for their home, and with a lower-than-normal inventory, buyers are forced to compete with each other. So, houses are going quickly. However,…

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Location, location, location

Just because it’s cliche doesn’t make it any less true… Location matters. When you’re on the house hunt, the number one rule is location, location, location. Be practical and pragmatic, but above all, be focused. Make those three words into a mantra. Here are five considerations for when you’re picking the location of your forever…

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Your House is an Investment : 5 Metrics to Consider

When you buy a home, you want to know that it will hold its value, and even increase in value over time. It’s important to ask yourself “what kind of potential does this house offer?” There is a myriad of aspects to consider when making these kinds of calculations, but I’ve boiled them down to…

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Rental Properties 101

Are you looking for a smart, savvy way to grow your money? One of the best investments you can make is in rental property. There are countless stories about people who found financial freedom through the passive income of real estate. However, getting started isn’t as easy as phoning a broker, and it takes some…

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Virtual Open House “ABC’s”

When the pandemic hit, I’ll admit that I was scared. I worried that real estate, like other industries, might come to a standstill because of social distancing guidelines and we’d lose job security and much more. It seemed that, without in-person showings, nobody would close on a house, and the housing market would completely crash.…

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