Rehabbing properties and managing contractors is a fast game. If you can’t figure out your head from your bottom, you will lose your shirt or worse yet your shirt will be ripped off your back while rehabbing your first house. First and foremost we must become experts at locating and prescreening contractors, quality mature adult […]
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St Paul Real Estate-Buy Houses-Rehab
July 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-Buy Houses-Rehab · rehab, st paul, tips
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St Paul Real Estate-Buy Houses-Get “Pre-Approved” NOT “Pre-Qualified”!
July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-Buy Houses-Get “Pre-Approved” NOT “Pre-Qualified”! · st paul, tips
The Serious Buyer Gets “Pre-Approved”! Your finance strength as a buyer and the length of escrow, are critical elements to a seller. Therefore knowing how to boost your buying strength is an excellent bargaining tool. The norm in the recent past has been for a buyer to get “pre-qualified.” You’d spend a few minutes on […]
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St Paul Real Estate – Do NOT be pushed into just ANY house-find the RIGHT house (it’s a buyer’s market!)
July 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate – Do NOT be pushed into just ANY house-find the RIGHT house (it’s a buyer’s market!) · st paul, tips
Today’s buyer’s market means more opportunities for you! Your agent should show you EVERY property on the market that meets your requirements. Don’t make a decision on a house until you feel that you’ve seen enough homes to make an EDUCATED decision. Ask your agent to go through the Multiple Listings on the computer WITH […]
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St Paul Real Estate-$8000 Federal Tax Credit Explained-First Time Home Buyer
July 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-$8000 Federal Tax Credit Explained-First Time Home Buyer · st paul, tips
Video link with National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Tax Economist Robert Dietz discussing the Home Buyer Tax Credit A tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Unlike the tax credit enacted in […]
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St Paul Real Estate-Making Offers and Closing the Deal
July 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-Making Offers and Closing the Deal · help, st paul, tips
When You Find The Home You Want, How Much Should You Offer? This is when your real estate broker can help you the most. Your Realtor will do a comparative analysis of similar homes in the neighborhood which are currently on the market, under contract, and those that have closed in the recent past. They […]
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