A lot of buyers, particularly first time buyers tend to make a few common mistakes when buying a home. These typically revolve around placing too much emphasis on easily fixable issues. Additionally, many buyers overlook the costs of maintenance, under or overestimate costs of the projects they want to do, and fail to adequately insure the property. Today, we’re going to look at each of these items and give some simple advice to avoid making any of these mistakes. Common …

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Last week I wrote a blog  post about why you should use a buyer’s agent when buying a house. This week, we’re going to cover the other side: Why you need a Listing Agent to sell your home. Many people contemplate whether they should sell their home by owner or hire a Listing Agent. This blog isn’t meant to discourage those who choose to sell by owner, but rather, to illustrate the benefits of using a Listing Agent. Selling by …

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One of the recurring themes of my job is a never-ending explanation about why people should use a Realtor/Real Estate Agent when buying or selling a house. This is a totally valid question, and sometimes, the answer might actually be that you don’t need an agent  (or you need a different type of agent). However, generally speaking, buyers should have their own Buyer’s Agent. The goal of this blog entry is to explain why. Since the reasons why a buyer …

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