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5 Ways Real Estate Agents Save You Money When Selling Your Home

Real estate agent with couple shaking hands closing a deal and signing a contract It’s understandable – after finally selling your home, it can be tough to fork over the commission fee to a real estate agent. But before you fall into the FSBO trap, consider one very important thing: real estate agents can…
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Clever Moving Tips to Cut Down on Time and Hassle

A young father having fun with his daughter while pushing her in a moving box Just the mere thought of having to pack the entire house and move it all to a new destination can seem like a daunting task. And it can be if you don’t plan ahead and use simple yet effective strategies…
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The Dangers of Over-Improving Your Home

Interior designer working on hand drawing sketches on plan blueprints Is there such thing as having a home that’s too good for its surrounding neighborhood? Sure, most homeowners want their home to be up-to-date and attractive, and often that means making some changes and improvements to it. But while many…
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Emergency Tips Every Homeowner Needs to Know About

A woman checks the fire extinguisher expiration date at home Owning and maintaining a home doesn’t come with an instruction manual, though it would be great if it did. After you’ve found the home you love and moved in, the real fun starts. But sometimes the fun can be rudely…
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Using Price-Per-Square-Foot Analysis to Price a Home

Close up of a mans hand with a pencil calculating with a small home model Listing your home at the right price is critical. Pricing too high or too low can keep your home on the market a lot longer than you’d like, and can even leave thousands of dollars on the table. Comparing what…
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8 Essential Items Your Home Renovation Contract Should Include

Interior designer discussing renovation ideas with happy couple at a meeting It would be nice to be able to trust your contractor’s word when you’re having work done on your home, but a written contract really is the only way to go. Having everything in writing can ensure that every party…
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Unique Fall Decorating Ideas That Won’t Cost a Fortune

Halloween decorated front door with various size and shape pumpkins and skeletons Once the kids are back in school and the long summer days began to grow shorter and shorter, homeowners begin thinking about fall. First comes the change in leaves that completely alters the landscape, followed soon after by Halloween. The…
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5 Reasons Why Not Staging Your Vacant Home is a Mistake

Image of a living area with a side table, rug, and no sofa The goal of every seller is to sell their home quickly, and for top dollar. Nobody wants to have to pay carrying costs while waiting for the right buyer to come along. The home has to be presented in the…
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No Credit? How to Build it From the Ground Up

Woman hand holding credit cards and using smartphone for shopping online with payment on internet banking Having poor credit isn’t a good thing, but neither is having no credit at all. Getting approved for a mortgage – or any other type of loan, for that matter – is pretty much an impossible feat if the lender…
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These Features Will Help Your Home Sell Faster

Kitchen in newly constructed luxury home If you’re planning on selling your home and moving some time in the near future, you should think about the features in your house, and whether or not buyers want what you’ve got. Yet a lot of home buyers might…