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I've had a few people phone or contact me thru the years over one issue in particular after moving into their new Condo or Townhouse. The issue has usually evolved from what has been a clear and obvious misunderstanding; sometimes from not even knowing
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My wife and I purchased a home at the end of last year in the Gainesville VA Real Estate area. In the offer to purchase, we asked the seller to buy us a Home Warranty. The seller said, "Yes" and in a few weeks we closed on the house. We felt
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The best possible way to experience peace of mind - translated "I can sleep tonight" - when purchasing a house is to employ the services of a qualified, well trained home inspector. A competent inspector will make sure the house's structure
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I've worked with many buyers who struggle when it comes to making an offer. The question often proposed to me is, "how much should I offer the sellers for their house"? Sometimes I hear, "how low do you think I can go"? Perhaps
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We have all been listening to and reading the news lately with serious interest in reference to houses selling and buyers being able to secure a mortgage. While there is no doubt some money has gone away from the mortgage market that use to be there,
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When we approach our late 50s and early 60s, we cannot afford to make Real Estate mistakes and for sure any kind of slip-up that involves financial error. If you are like me where you plan to work a few more years and then retire or at least slow down
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While managing a Real Estate office I watched one of our agents work with some clients who wanted to buy a house and had gotten their pre-approval for a loan. The realtor's assumption was this couple, with that approval were actually ready to make
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Not reading the fine print is NOT Better! In fact, failing to read anything you are signing whether it is for a car, 2 nd Mortgage or the First Mortgage, can lead you to financial ruin. Just ask the many thousands and thousands and thousands of people
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Whether you are a buyer or seller, these are confusing times when it comes to Real Estate. I meet people nearly every day that would like to purchase or sell their home, but don't know if this should be the moment to do it. Here is what I believe
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There is so much information to absorb when going house shopping. Everywhere you turn ink is hitting the paper about how to buy a house. Often the writer will mention a couple of key issues to consider, but it is seldom that an author comes along and
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