buy a home in auburn: 10 Things You Need to Know about Auburn - Opelika Home Inspections
- 01/16/17 09:13 AM
When buying a home in Auburn or buying a house in Opelika I highly recommend you hire a home inpector to check it out before purchasing it. Homebuyers depend on a home inspection to ensure that they don’t buy a home that needs more repairs than they can possibly afford. When you’re buying a house, you want to know that it is sound, especially when it comes to the foundation, the roof, plumbing, electrical, etc. When you get a good deal on a home, it can turn into a really bad deal if it needs a new roof or other major … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: 13 Things Buyers Need To Know In A Seller's Market
- 01/06/17 06:05 AM
Here in Auburn, AL it is a definitely a seller's market right now. The inventory of homes for sale are low. This leaves many home buyers waiting and watching for the right home to pop up on the market. When that home does come on the market it is turning into a multiple offer frenzy. When this happens, it leaves many home buyers discouraged that they didn't win the bidding war. Even more often, the home buyer didn't get a chance to write the offer at all because they were not prepared to make an offer. If you want to ensure that you get … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: 10 Benefits of Buying a Home in Auburn: Do You Know Them All?
- 12/17/16 07:08 AM
Are you planning on buying a home in Auburn or buying a home in Opelika and are wondering what are some good reasons for purchasing a home? Buying a home may be the American dream, but it’s also a monumental task: You have to clean up your credit, apply for a mortgage, scrape together a down payment, and then move all your worldly possessions in after you close on the deal.
Top 10 Benefits of Buying a Home in Auburn
For all of your real estate needs in the Auburn-Opelika area please contact me at (334) 332-7263 or email me at LauraSellers01@Gmail.com or … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: 7 Ways to Discover if a Neighborhood is Up & Coming in Auburn- Opelika
- 10/10/16 10:09 PM
Are you planning on buying a home in Auburn or buying a home in Opelika and are wondering if the neighborhood is up and coming? No matter what you think of gentrification politically, it is a good thing financially to own property in an area that is appreciating rapidly. And it’s always good to be in an area that is revitalizing rather than declining. As real estate investors, we always need to look for deals that make sense numbers wise, but we also want to look for areas that are improving and have a high likelihood of appreciating. In that regard, here … (3 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: 5 Ways to Avoid a Catastrophe After Closing
- 10/02/16 11:21 PM
Are you planning on buying a home in Auburn or buying a home in Opelika? If so, make sure you check out these tips to increase your chances of avoiding a catastrophe after closing.
Look at the listing language Know your lender's requirements to close Check out the property and seller online Review the Seller's disclosures The Seller's responsibilities include the following:
f you’re selling your home, you have a legal and ethical responsibility to disclose any nonvisible defects before you put your home on the market. These might include:
Damaged roof, subfloor or walls. Outdated electrical or plumbing systems. Structural damage … (2 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: What Is Escrow? How It Keeps Home Buyers and Sellers Safe
- 09/18/16 12:30 AM
Are you planning on buying a home in Auburn or Opelika soon and are wondering what escrow is?
In the home-buying process, escrow is a financial tool that allows you to set aside important items such as the buyer’s earnest money check and purchase agreement document in an impartial holding area, where it will stay until all of the details are worked out between a buyer and a seller.
The escrow officer is a third party—perhaps someone from the closing company, an attorney, or a title company agent (customs vary by state). How much does escrow cost? That varies too—as well as whether the buyer or seller (or … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Auburn University Medicinal Plant Garden Tour
- 09/16/16 03:43 AM
Come to the Auburn University Medicinal Plant Garden for a guided tour. Learn about the health benefits of various herbs and native plants, discover plants that are natural mosquito repellents, watch all the beneficial insects at work and enjoy an evening in nature. Various plants grown in the garden will be for sale after the tour.
Date: September 20th, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM
Tia Gonzalez
Curator
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P: 334.444.2857
75 Woodfield Drive
Auburn, AL 36830
To get to the garden from main campus, drive south on College Street, turn right on Woodfield, turn right on the first gravel road, and then turn right thru the first gate.
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buy a home in auburn: Fall Forest Friends at the Forest Ecology Preserve in Auburn
- 09/11/16 12:35 AM
Are you looking for something educational and fun for your children to do this Fall? If so, this award-winning program is a unique educational experience for pre-school children and their parents that incorporates hands-on activities with nature and environmental awareness. This six-week session begins Tuesday, 9/20 and Friday, 9/23 from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Session fee is $45 per child. Membership with the Forest Ecology Preserve at the Magnolia level ($35) or above is required. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.auburn.edu/preserve (beginning August 23) or you may request forms at preserve@auburn.edu.
Date: September 20th, 2016
Time: 9:30 AM
2222 North College Street
Auburn, AL
For all of your real estate needs … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: History of Chewacla State Park
- 09/10/16 11:54 PM
Do you enjoy riding your bike, taking walks on the trails and viewing the beautiful waterfall at Chewacla State Park? If so, come listen to the history of Chewacla State Park, from the Native Americans to what's happening today in the park at the Campground Pavilion on Friday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. Sure to be lots of fun and very interesting.
Location: Chewacla State Park, 124 Shell Toomer Pkwy, Auburn, AL
For all of your real estate needs in the Auburn-Opelika area please contact me at (334) 332-7263 or email me at LauraSellers01@Gmail.com or visit my website. I look forward to helping you buy the home of your … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Can You Live in a Storage Unit or Van? How Legal These ‘Homes’
- 09/09/16 11:17 PM
Are you panning on buying a home in Auburn or buying a home in Opelika soon and are wondering if a storage unit or van would work? Yes, we know: Finding affordable housing can be tough. Tougher than tough. And that has led people to push the boundaries of what “home” is—living in vans, boxes, and a slew of other stopgap solutions. Call them creative, call them desperate. But can you call them legal?
Well, that all depends on the specifics. Check out this list of alternative living arrangements people have tried to see what leg you can stand on if the cops show up at … (2 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Open Houses taking place in Auburn, AL today
- 09/09/16 10:30 PM
Good morning!
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Real Estate has several listings on open house this weekend. We would be thrilled to see you there!
For all of your real estate needs in the Auburn-Opelika area please contact me at (334) 332-7263 or email me at LauraSellers01@Gmail.com or visit my website. I look forward to helping you buy the home of your dreams or sell your existing home. Search for Auburn homes for sale or Search for Opelika homes for sale here.
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buy a home in auburn: Auburn school system plans to build new elementary school
- 09/07/16 01:02 AM
The Auburn City Schools Board of Education began steps to create a new elementary school Tuesday.
The board approved a motion to extend a contract with TCU Consulting Services from October 2017 to October 2018 at a called meeting Tuesday morning. TCU, which has overseen the construction of the new high school and renovations to other schools, will also oversee the construction of a new elementary school on Richland Road.
The school system purchased two lots on Richland Road near the Yarbrough Tennis Complex in May, intending to use the property for a new high school or two elementary schools.
Superintendent Dr. Karen DeLano … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: How Much Does Homeowners Insurance Cost?
- 09/04/16 12:26 AM
Are you planning on buying a home in Auburn or buying a home in Opelika and are wondering how much homeowners insurance will cost? No matter how safe and secure you feel in your home, it’s a fact of life that bad things can happen at any time—floods, fires, sinkholes, theft. And that’s why homeowners insurance is a must. But how much does it cost? The average annual premium runs about $952, but a bunch of unique factors can go into calculating a specific quote, and that information could help you get a lower rate in some cases.
Got it? Let’s look at the things that make … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: What is a Good-Faith Estimate? A Way to Shop for the Best Home Loan
- 08/27/16 12:27 AM
So you are about to buy a home for sale in Auburn or buy a home for sale in Opelika? When you apply for a mortgage to buy a home, within three days you will receive a document known as a good-faith estimate, or GFE (it may also go by another name, loan estimate). So, what is a good-faith estimate?
Whatever you happen to call it, the purpose of this important piece of paperwork is to outline the approximate fees you would be expected to pay if you move forward with this lender to close on your home. Got it?
Granted, receiving a good-faith estimate is no guarantee that a lender will give you the … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: How to manage your renovation
- 08/21/16 09:27 PM
Are you planning on renovating your home in Auburn or Opelika? Whether you want to go open-plan, add an extension or convert the loft you'll need to decide how to manage your renovation project. Follow these tips to make the process straightforward and successful.
The first thing to do is decide how hands-on you want to be. You could fully project-manage the build, using the minimum of tradespeople and relying largely on DIY skills, or bring in a building firm and other contractors but order the materials yourself and organise the timetable. Finally, you could employ professionals and merely choose the decor … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Home Appraisal Cost: How Much Should You Expect to Pay?
- 08/14/16 01:06 AM
You are buying a home in the Auburn - Opelika area? You are under contract, have gone through inspection, objection, and resolution. Your loan is this close to being funded, all that’s left is the appraisal. Just as every other inspection has a price, the appraisal doesn’t come for free, either. So how much does a home appraisal cost, and can you shop around?
The appraisal tells your lender how much the home is worth. The appraiser uses recently sold homes in the immediate area and compares them to the home you are buying in order to come up with a value. If there … (1 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Auburn featured in Where to Retire magazine
- 08/13/16 12:09 AM
Are you considering moving to Auburn and purchasing a home after retirement? If so, Where to Retire, a magazine geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions, has selected Auburn as a top retirement destination. The city is profiled in the September/October issue, available nationwide on Tuesday.
Where to Retire Editor Annette Fuller said Auburn possesses qualities important to today’s retirees. “In east-central Alabama, Auburn University ... dominates its same-name city, and people here like that just fine. Some alumni return in retirement to the city etched in their memories as a great place to be.
"Its hip, small downtown radiates a fun … (2 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Everything you need to know about Auburn City Schools 2016-2017
- 08/08/16 09:52 PM
Everything you need to know about the upcoming school year for Auburn City SchoolsSummer is quickly coming to an end, and thoughts of going back to school are filling the minds of students and parents throughout the Auburn area. This is the perfect time to check school calendars, create school supplies shopping lists, and get a jump-start on one of the busiest times of the year.
To read more about the 2016-2017 school year, pick up your year-round track schedule, grab an event calendar, and get information on sales going on in Auburn right now..
Everything you need to know about the upcoming school year for Auburn … (2 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Auburn a Top 25 Destination, Top Alabama City for Job Creation
- 08/08/16 02:50 AM
What a great time to buy a home in Auburn or buy a home in Opelika.
The Auburn-Opelika metro was named a top 25 “city that people are moving to” in a recent article by 247wallst.com. The article lists 25 cities to which Americans are moving, as well as 25 cities that they’re abandoning. The researcher found that 90% of cities with the highest incoming migration are located in the south. The Auburn-Opelika metro was number 22 on the list of cities that Americans are “flocking to.” The article cites a net inward migration of 6.5%. The latest census estimates show … (0 comments)
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buy a home in auburn: Auburn City Schools in the top five school systems in Alabama
- 08/08/16 02:41 AM
Congratulations to Auburn City Schools! Niche.com has ranked Auburn City Schools in the top five school systems in Alabama. According to Niche, school rankings considered measures for: academics, health and safety, parent and student opinion, culture and diversity, teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular involvement and sports and fitness. Niche ranked Auburn City Schools at 181 out of over 10,000 school districts ranked nationally.
For all of your real estate needs in the Auburn-Opelika area please contact me at (334) 332-7263 or email me at LauraSellers01@Gmail.com or visit my website. I look forward to helping you find the home of your dreams or sell your … (0 comments)
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When buying a home in Auburn or buying a house in Opelika I highly recommend you hire a home inpector to check it out before purchasing it. Homebuyers depend on a home inspection to ensure that they don’t buy a home that needs more repairs than they can possibly afford. When you’re buying a house, you want to know that it is sound, especially when it comes to the foundation, the roof, plumbing, electrical, etc. When you get a good deal on a home, it can turn into a really bad deal if it needs a new roof or other major … (0 comments)
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