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Decluttering Your Home Before You Put It on the Market -
 - David Sporleder (6)   
Putting your home on the market can be a pretty big project, particularly when it's done right; there are repairs to make, painting, cleaning, packing, and staging to do all before prospective buyers come through your home. The less amount of stuff you have in your home, the easier it will be for... ( added 18 days 4 hours ago.) |
Packing to Make Your Move Easier -
- Dylan Taft (129)
Moving can be one of the most angst-ridden tasks we face, or at least the packing portion of it. It seems like it takes forever to fill the boxes with our precious belongings. Few people look forward to packing for a move, but with a little pre-planning, a good collection of sturdy boxes and a... ( added 2 days 7 hours ago.) |
Foreclosure - Taxes You Didn't Know You Would Pay -
- Michael Pollak (138)  
Imagine this, you get a bill from the IRS for unpaid income tax after you filed your tax return. You think to yourself, "How on earth did I not pay enough in tax? It gets deducted automatically from my paycheck." You read through the bill to find that the IRS says you did not report this... ( added 4 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Realtor Safety Online: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and More -
- Carolyn Capalbo (73)
When you are aggressively promoting your name and your business using all the social media you have available to you, keeping your activities private may not be the first thing on the list. However, because of the nature of the real estate agent's job, it may be in your best interest to be a... ( added 11 days 6 hours ago.) |
Selling Your Home This Fall: Take Time to Prep Your Yard -
- David Abernathy (117)
With the weather turning cooler and gardens showing their less vibrant side, it is a good idea to prep your yard for prospective buyers so that they look well maintained and easy to take care of.
One of the most important things to take care of in the fall, especially if you live in an area... ( added 16 days 7 hours ago.) |
Brightening Up Your Home for Sale -
- Carlos Montes (78)
If you are selling your home in the fall or winter months, it is important to ensure that your home doesn't appear to be dull and dim for prospective buyers; whatever season you're buying a home in, it's nice to tour a house that doesn't make you feel like you're being shown a cave. There are a... ( added 2 days 9 hours ago.) |
Shoestring Staging -
- Carlos Montes (78)
With less money to go around in our economy these days, it's more important than ever to do as much as we can with as little as we have; this is true in all aspects of our lives, right down to selling our homes. For many people who're struggling financially these days the idea of spending at... ( added 4 days 1 hour ago.) |
Easy Steps to Short Sale Success -
- David Abernathy (117)
Having to step away from owning a home is not easy for anyone, regardless of the circumstances that created the situation. In order to avoid the worst case scenarios, such as foreclosure or bankruptcy, homeowners might consider the selling their home using the short sale system.
While going... ( added 5 days 2 hours ago.) |
Is Your Agent Pressuring You? -
- Carolyn Capalbo (73)
For first-time buyers, getting preapproved for a mortgage is an exciting time. The possibilities of owning your own home are now a reality instead of pipe dreams. Your real estate agent also will share your enthusiasm for this time. However, if your real estate agent is pressuring you, home... ( added 11 days 6 hours ago.) |
How to Sell That Haunted House -
- Carolyn Capalbo (73)
If you have a home that is known to be haunted and you want to sell it, you may be in for a challenge. Some buyers have a strange dislike of ghosts, spirits, specters and any other paranormal phenomenon. You could try an exorcism, but will it work? Some ghosts may not be of the denomination of... ( added 11 days 6 hours ago.) |
What To Do About That Traffic Noise? -
- Joe Cline (304)
You just bought the perfect house. You love it, it's close to work, the kids school, shopping, your doctor's and dentist's offices. It's really too bad it's also very close to Interstate 35. What to do about that incessant traffic noise? "Control the weak point," says Tony Sola, founder and owner... ( added 16 days 2 hours ago.) |
How to Secure your Phoenix Winter Vacation Home for the Summer -
- Roger Selway (96)
It's May in Phoenix , Arizona and it's getting hot! You and your retired Snowbird friends are heading for a cooler climate. Here are 35 strategies to help you secure your home for your departure.
There are a number of general things to do in preparation for "flying north." Make sure to update... ( added 339 days 11 hours ago.) |
What Is An Energy Performance Certificate? -
Martin Fretwell (0)
Energy performance certificates are intended to provide prospective property owners and tenants with an indication of the potential energy usage of the property and the environmental impact as measured by CO2 production. Our government estimates that over a quarter of energy usage in the UK is... ( added 1 year 17 days ago.) |
Why Real Estate is Your Only Investment Option -
Jeff Brown (10,058)    
Jeff Brown 
The return on investment for real estate is not slightly better than other options but tens if not hundreds of times greater than any other type of what are often deemed as "safer" investments. It is why seven out of ten of the wealthy invest in real estate. It is the safest and most consistent... ( added 1 year 190 days ago.) |
The Seven Sins of the Roommate Search -
Paul Bell (4)
The phrase "a roommate from Hell" seems to be universally recognized as the term to describe a roommate who drives us insane with his or her incredibly bad behavior.
It's a fairly emotional expression but it sums up our need to express the anger, frustration and sometimes awe at the outrageous... ( added 2 years 149 days ago.) |
Re-Roofing Your Home Before Selling -
- Rob Tendick (2,229)
I once heard a wise man in the roofing industry say the best advice he could give about keeping the rain off your head and out of your home was to keep a bucket and an umbrella handy. Well, he was kidding of course. Since roofing isn't cheap, and putting a new roof on a home is certainly a pricey... ( added 2 years 231 days ago.) |
Installing Low Voltage Landscape Lighting -
Kristi Cole (72) 
Kristi Cole
Having your outdoor landscaping look beautiful both day and night
can be as simple as installing low voltage lighting. Low voltage
lighting is available in abundance of styles and can add emphasis to
key elements of your home or garden at night, it will also make it
safer on your walkways... ( added 2 years 347 days ago.) |
13 Things Your Landlord Doesn't Want You to Know -
John Hopkins (2,998)  
John Hopkins
Landlord-tenant disputes are common and can become very emotional. Knowing the legal rights and obligations described below will help you avoid these types of disputes. To start, renters have rights. Some of them are outlined below for your review. Whether you are signing a lease, already in a... ( added 3 years 139 days ago.) |
Earnest Money - What You Need To Know -
Steve Gillman (10,756)
You include earnest money with an offer on a house to show the seller that the you are serious about purchasing the house. It becomes part of the down payment if the offer is accepted, is returned if the offer is rejected, or is forfeited if you pull out of the deal for reasons other than those... ( added 3 years 151 days ago.) |
Expired Listings - 7 Reasons Why Homes Don't Sell -
Bonny Puckett (195) 
Bonny Puckett
You listed your home several months ago, hoping for a quick sale and a good profit. During the time you have had it listed, you have watched other homes come on the market and sell already. But for some reason, your home still hasn’t sold. What do those other homes have that yours doesn’t?
... ( added 3 years 156 days ago.) |
Pricing Your Home To Sell Fast In a Buyers Market -
Bonny Puckett (195)
Bonny Puckett
The condition of the real estate market has rapidly changed from a sellers market, where buyers were fighting over homes and submitting offers above the list price, to a buyers market where the right pricing now plays a very important role in getting your home sold. As a homeowner, you want to... ( added 3 years 169 days ago.) |
How Much Is My House Worth? -
Steve Gillman (10,756)
Are you wondering "how much is my house worth?" I have two answers for you. First, if you don't really need to move, it is worth whatever you say it is. If you think, "I wouldn't sell this house for less than $300,000," then it is worth that much to you. If you need to sell it, though, what it is... ( added 3 years 209 days ago.) |
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Radon Gas: A False Alarm? -
- Gil Strachan (1,050)
Examining the validity of the radon scare.
"Should Homeowners Consider the Radon Threat a False Alarm?" Excerpts from an article published by Cassandra C. Moore, formerly on the faculty at Michigan State University, and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
Call... ( added 3 years 242 days ago.) |
Plastic Plumbing: Tempest in a teapot? -
- Gil Strachan (1,050)
Plastic Plumbing: Tempest in a teapot?
Chlorine is added to list of suspects... as lawyers solicit claimants.
Polybutylene (PB) Plumbing used for hot & cold supply piping in homes, also known as "Poly-B" has attracted considerable attention lately, most notably in B.C.... ( added 3 years 242 days ago.) |
Texas Real Estate Law for Commercial Landlords -
Tri Nguyen (28)
Selected Texas Property Code Provisions of
Interest to Commercial Landlords
By Tri
Nguyen, Esq.
I have
found that landlords generally face the same set of issues and have the same
set of questions pertaining to their rights, duties and obligations as
landlords under Texas ( added 3 years 317 days ago.) |
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