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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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St Paul Real Estate-What Do You Need To Apply For A Mortgage?

July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-What Do You Need To Apply For A Mortgage? · help, tips

Being prepared to visit your lender will save you a great deal of time and headaches. Bring with you: 1. Social security numbers for both your and your spouse (if both of you are applying for the loan) 2. Copies of your checking and savings account statements for the past 6 months 3. Evidence of […]

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St Paul Real Estate-Credit Scores, Cash, and Loans-What do I Need ?

July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Real Estate-Credit Scores, Cash, and Loans-What do I Need ? · tips

What If You’ve Had Bad Credit? Don’t despair if the credit report is not stellar. Sure there are incidents that can’t be taken off the report but with knowing the background of your financial history, there are steps you can take to build your credit score. Your first step will be to be sure all […]

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STOP PAYING RENT FOREVER! A Guide to Owning Your First Home in St Paul

June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on STOP PAYING RENT FOREVER! A Guide to Owning Your First Home in St Paul · renovation, st paul

With recent fluctuation in the housing market, the industry has shifted from a sellers market to a buyers market.  Where in recent years, a property would fly off the market within days of its listing, buyers were writing up offers on the spot.  Now, however, the length of days on market has drastically increased, as […]

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St Paul Rehabbing – Where to Start so Your Flip Doesn’t Flop

June 24th, 2009 · Comments Off on St Paul Rehabbing – Where to Start so Your Flip Doesn’t Flop · rehab, renovation, reports, st paul

As you know, the real estate market has taken a dramatic change in the past eighteen months. Most investors think a downturn in a market is a bad thing and many have become frightened by the market. But did you know that throughout history some of the most successful real estate investors have made their […]

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