buyer: Best Part of Being a REALTOR®~ Helping First Time Buyers Find Their Way Home - 01/28/08 04:00 PM
Late one Saturday afternoon my cell phone rang. The caller said they had just driven by a listing of mine and could I show them the inside. "Are you working with an agent?" I inquired. "No", he said. The meeting was set for the next evening.The young man and his fiancée arrived with … (30 comments)
buyer: Home Buying 101: How Much Earnest Money Do I Need? - 04/23/07 04:24 PM
Every home buyer loves the process of visiting homes and finding that perfect place to call home. Sitting down and writing the offer is not always as much fun! For many people, the process of buying a home is something they go through only once or twice in a lifetime. New … (0 comments)
buyer: Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Update—Now Tax Deductible - 03/31/07 08:34 PM
January 1, 2007, private mortgage insurance became a deductible expense for new borrowers with less than a $100,000 income. This new legislation will help homebuyers who may have chose to a more risky piggy-back type of loan to avoid PMI over the past few years. So what is PMI? In a conventional mortgage, … (0 comments)
buyer: What is a Septic System? How does it differ from a city sewer system? - 03/30/07 10:22 AM
Considering moving to a home on acreage? Often country homes are too far away from public sewer lines and require an individual sewage or septic system to handle wastewater and material. These systems are an integral part of your new home and need to be cared for properly. Having the system … (5 comments)
buyer: Zillow—Valuable Tool or Inaccurate Values? - 03/15/07 08:26 AM
When Zillow first hit the web last year, I was intrigued. Wells Fargo Bank had previously offered a similar tool on their website but it was no longer available. When I checked out Zillow, I wasn't surprised to find that like the WF Bank tool, the numbers were only accurate in … (13 comments)
buyer: Foreclosures And Disclosures--Do I Really Need an Inspection? - 03/13/07 07:58 AM
The local news investigators recently did a story on foreclosed homes that banks are putting on the market in the Twin Cities area. The story had an ominous tone. The reporter visited a home with a hidden camera in tow posing as a potential buyer. Questions were asked about the condition … (14 comments)
buyer: BUBBA--The Flipside of FSBO - 03/09/07 08:05 AM
Most people, whether in the real estate industry or not,have heard of the FSBO--A For Sale By Owner seller. The acronym has been used for quite awhile as there has always been a segment of the market that chose to sell their home directly to a new buyer. But, there's a … (14 comments)
buyer: Mortgage Fraud—Important Reminders for Buyers, Sellers and Agents - 03/05/07 11:37 AM
Last summer while driving home from an appointment, I received a call on my cell from an agent who had just shown one of my listings. The listing was a little town home in the north metro of the Twin Cities. Since there were several other properties listed in the development, … (25 comments)
buyer: Real Estate Agent Selection Primer—How to Choose the BEST Realtor for YOU! (Part Two of Two) - 03/01/07 06:25 PM
The Twin Cities Fox News affiliate's investigative team recently ran a new segment on mortgage and real estate fraud. A man was allegedly bilked out of nearly half a million dollars by a loan officer and real estate agent he met in a bar! The story is not a new one … (2 comments)
buyer: Real Estate Agent Selection Primer—How to Choose the BEST Realtor for YOU! (Part One of Two) - 02/28/07 07:59 AM
The Twin Cities Fox News affiliate's investigative team recently ran a new segment on mortgage and real estate fraud. A man was allegedly bilked out of nearly half a million dollars by a loan officer and real estate agent he met in a bar! The story is not a new one … (10 comments)
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Late one Saturday afternoon my cell phone rang. The caller said they had just driven by a listing of mine and could I show them the inside. "Are you working with an agent?" I inquired. "No", he said. The meeting was set for the next evening.The young man and his fiancée arrived with … (30 comments)
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