Captain Obvious here with some breaking news: Not everyone can afford a home that costs seven figures. In fact, the vast majority of us can’t: The median value of the owner-occupied American home is $175,700. Not that we’re above ogling or drawing inspiration from those multimillion-dollar dream homes — far from it. Who doesn’t enjoy […]
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Selling your home can be a frightening idea even if your market is booming. In particular, the home inspection can keep you up at night with fear. What will the inspector discover inside your home for sale in Atlanta, GA? What hidden home flaws will end up costing you? However, a savvy seller knows to […]
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Some of the biggest commitments we can make include agreeing to a serious, long-term relationship — be that with another person or, in the case of your finances, a house for sale in San Francisco, CA, or Boulder, CO, and the 30-year mortgage that comes with it. And interestingly enough, there is a relationship between […]
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When you hear “bidding war,” visions of rapid-fire auction chanting might come to mind: One dollar bid, now two, now two, will you give me two … sold! This sort of bidding war at auctions is all about the dollars. But when you enter a bidding war for a home, other factors besides money can […]
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Scenario: You’re ready to give up on the landlord business, or maybe you just want to unload one of your investment properties. You own the apartment in Boston, MA, so you can sell it and move on, right? It’s not always that easy. Deciding to sell a house that someone else calls home — a tenant-occupied […]
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It’s happening all across America right now: Hordes of renters, innocently perusing their social media accounts, are noticing a theme. It’s not that everyone is getting married or obsessing over spiralized vegetables — they’re posting pictures of newly purchased homes. But like your mother always said, just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean you […]
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When you’re in the market for a new place to live, it helps to remember the golden rule of real estate: You’re not just buying or renting a home — you are also becoming part of a neighborhood. All neighborhoods are not created equal and there’s no such thing as the perfect neighborhood; everyone has […]
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