Ah, fall. Time for cooler temps, warmer clothes, and gearing up for all the upcoming holidays! Showing a home for sale, or shopping for one, during the fall often evokes memories of family gatherings and allows buyers to really see themselves in the home. But what if a holiday falls during your time on the […]
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I’m just going to go ahead and tell you that everyone knows the trick about filling your home with the smell of fresh-baked cookies to make a buyer fall in love. I’m not saying don’t do it. I’m saying your potential buyers will look at each other knowingly and salivate a little bit. They’re on
As a military family, you no doubt know your share of jargon. You’ve got the acronyms all nailed down and speak the language. (You probably even say things you don’t realize are military jargon until someone not in the military looks at you strangely—things like o-dark-thirty.) But real estate has its own language. Here’s a
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In honor of National Humor Month, we’re sharing some of the hilariously awkward moments that can happen when you’re buying or selling a home. Better than that, we’re sharing tips for how to avoid them in the first place! Avoid surprises. Surprises are great—for your birthday. They’re less wonderful when it comes to being caught
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Real estate is time-sensitive. Timing affects what options are on the market. Whether it’s a better time for buyers or sellers. How active (or slow) the market is. Who else is looking for a home. All of it is impacted by timing. For military families, timing is even more critical. When the new orders are
You’re considering selling your home on your own. After all, why should you pay a commission to a real estate agent to do a job you can probably just do yourself? Well, before you make that decision, we thought it might be helpful for you to have part of the job description to prepare you
The military has issued orders, and you’re selling your home while also trying to coordinate the five million details of not only finding a new house in a new location but also setting up the foundation for a successful transition for your family. You need your current home to sell quickly and for as much
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The idea of staging and showing your home over the holidays perhaps has you less than enthused. One more thing to deal with during an already incredibly busy season, right? Besides, who’s looking at houses this time of year anyway? You might be surprised to learn that this can, in fact, be a great time
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Your next home relies on the sale of this one. Unless you are in the unique position of having discretionary spending enough to cover the cost of two mortgages concurrently, you need the proceeds from the sale of your current home to purchase your next home. And when you can’t move forward with plans for
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If you are selling your home, you want to ensure that a potential buyer can secure a VA Loan for the property. And the VA has two primary concerns when it comes to deciding whether or not it will approve a loan: (1) Is the home structurally sound, safe, and free of hazards? and (2)
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