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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

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-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-House Buyers–Help is just a click or phone call away!

July 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-House Buyers–Help is just a click or phone call away! · help, st paul

I want you to know it is our goal here at Investor Catalyst to help people find the home of their dreams. We do this by educating all of our clients about the home buying process. Here are just a few of the ways we can help you: 1. We can help you find the […]

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