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It is often said that the first offer you receive when selling a home is likely to be the best offer you'll receive. Yet, experience shows this is not necessarily so.
Recently a home seller in the Oakland Hills in Northern California received a low offer soon after he put...
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A seller's worst nightmare is to find out as the moving van pulls away that the sale transaction has fallen apart. Although, most home sales do go through, there are a certain percentage don't.
To avoid an unpleasant scenario, it helps to consider the reasons why a home...
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It's no fun to be told that you are second best. But in some situations, being in second position can pay off.
For example, you could bid on a house and lose out to another buyer who offered a higher price or better terms. If you accept a counteroffer from the seller for...
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Finding a home to buy and negotiating the purchase contract are the toughest parts of the home buying process for most people. But, if you don't plan ahead, and carefully monitor your home purchases transaction, you could find could find trouble ahead.
The first thing you...
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Many sellers wonder if Sunday open houses are worth the inconvenience. Some complain that agents use open houses to pick up clients rather than to sell their home. Others worry about security. Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
Plenty of sellers have sold homes without ever...
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Sellers in hot real estate markets naturally wonder what's wrong when they don't receive multiple offers. Even in brisk real estate markets, not all homes receive equal attention. Still, most sellers would rather have their homes be the coveted ones.
Whether you will...
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