Before listing your home for sale, many home sellers are tasked with the decision to hire an agent or make the venture alone. While the FSBO (For Sale By Owner) avenue might save you a little money by avoiding the commission cost of a listing agent, a real-estate transaction is best navigated with the guidance…
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7 Things You Need to Know Before Switching Careers to Real Estate
If you’ve been thinking of changing careers and earning your real estate license, there are a few things you should know before taking the leap: 1. You Decide How Successful You Are That’s right! You will get out of a real estate career exactly what you put into it. This is a career that rewards…
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Saving Your Home from Foreclosure and Predators
By Erin Telesford The greatest financial crisis in the United States was the last recession which spanned from December 2007 to June 2009. During this time, unemployment rates were raised by about 6.1% resulting in a loss of consumer spending and business investments. Before the recession, many Americans bought houses using mortgages they couldn’t afford,…
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Types of Property Deeds
By Susan M. Keenan The legal documents used to transfer titles to real estate are referred to as property deeds. The names of the legal owners to real estate are placed directly onto the property deeds. Each time a piece of real estate is sold, a new property deed must be issued. The two most…
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