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When Selling Your Home – It’s All About Curb Appeal

People love to feel good when they see their home, so if you’re selling your home you’ll want to make sure your home has good …

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The IRS Home Sale Exclusion - How the Real Estate Commission Reduces It

The IRS Home Sale Exclusion – How the Real Estate Commission Reduces It

If you reach a point where you are ready to sell your home and “cash out” – and do something other than buying a new …

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St. Joseph Statue

Will Burying a St. Joseph Statue Make Your Home Sell Faster?

According to tradition, burying a statue of St. Joseph, known in modern times as the patron saint of real estate, will help your home sell …

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7 Ways to Be Proactive in the Sale of Your Home

5 Ways to Be Proactive in the Sale of Your Home

You may think that because you sign the listing agreement and turn the sale of your home over to a real estate agent, that you won’t …

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Why It Doesn't Seem that Your Agent is Really Marketing Your Property

Why It Doesn’t Seem that Your Agent is Really Marketing Your Property

If you’re working with a real estate agent in the sale of your property or have in the past – you’ve probably been haunted by …

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The Most Common Reasons Home Sales Blow Up – And How to Avoid Them

If you’ve ever tried to sell a house before, you know what a disaster it can be when a sale blows up. You’ve done everything …

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How to Set Up Your Own Open House - Even If You Use a Real Estate Agent

How to Set Up Your Own Open House – Even If You Use a Real Estate Agent

When selling your home, you need to be fully prepared to have one or more open house events. These will invite people into your home …

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Being Flexible With the Closing Date Could Make or Break Your Sale

Being flexible is super important when you’re trying to sell your home. There are certain details of the sale that you should be prepared to …

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5 Reasons You’re Better Off Without An Agent

If you’re planning to sell your home and buy a new one you’ll have plenty on your plate. It can feel like a relief to turn …

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How to Price Your Home For Sale

Probably the single biggest factor that will determine the success or failure of the sale of your home will be the sale price. Price it …

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Paying a Real Estate Commission Could Make it Impossible to Buy Your Next Home

Paying a Real Estate Commission Could Make it Impossible to Buy Your Next Home

Few home sellers realize at the time they sign a realtor listing agreement that paying a real estate commission could make it impossible to buy …

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Not Using a Real Estate Agent Gives You More Price Flexibility

Not Using a Real Estate Agent Gives You More Price Flexibility

Few people are lucky enough to get the full asking price when they sell their homes. Sure, we hear a lot of cocktail stories about …

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Why the Real Estate Commission Is Way More than 6%

If you think that a 6% real estate commission is a lot of money, it’s actually even worse than that! The problem with the real …

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No One Can Sell Your House Better Than You Can

No One Can Sell Your House Better Than You Can

A lot of homeowners are reluctant to try to sell their own homes, rather than using a real estate agent. Some of the typical reasons …

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How to Sell Your House In a Soft Market

How to Sell Your House In a Soft Market

Whether you’re selling your home with a real estate agent or for sale by owner (FSBO), selling your house in a soft market presents special …

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How to Sell your Pet-Friendly Home

You are ready to sell your home! Potential buyers are going to be visiting. Selling your home with pets can present some challenges.  Here are …

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Remember the House With the Red?

Why should you choose neutral paint colors to sell your house? Because you don’t want to be “that” house! “You know “that” house, the one …

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Animal Heads Sabotage Home Sale

How Bambi is Keeping Your Home from Selling If you have a deer trophy or any sort of animal head on a wall, it’s a …

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Isn’t it about time to finally say goodbye to agents and keep ALL your equity?