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850+ transactions last 21 years. Master negotiators. Masters degrees in finance/marketing/business & computers. Serving Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Faquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford.
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2010
Sellers Guide: Selling the Tractor, Pool Table, Etc With the House Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty "We'll include that 2-year old John Deere tractor too." "The pool table is included. It was just refurbished and should be worth quite a bit." "T...
12/15/2010
Assessed Value, Appraised Value and Sales Price Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty Assessed Value, Appraised Value and Sales Price are three different statistics for a real property which are often confused by buyers and/or sellers. Assessed Value is e...
12/15/2010
Seller's Guide: Cash Offer With Appraisal Contingency Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty Cash offers to purchase are well-regarded among real estate professionals and home sellers. They usually have a number of advantages over offers involving financing. As a...
12/15/2010
Buyers Guide: Compete with a Modified Appraisal Contingency Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty Non-cash buyers with stronger financial positions can use their strength to prevail over weaker buyers attempting to outbid them. The most significant appeal o...
12/15/2010
The Truth About "Bargain" Houses on Fairfax Streets Named After Airlines Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Once or twice every few months we are contacted by an eager buyer who thinks they have found a real bargain - a single family home in the Dulles area of F...
12/15/2010
Buyer's Guide: Using the Same Check for Multiple Concurrent Offers! Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty The thought tiptoes into the corner of your mind, or your agent's on velvet-slippered feet. You're so frustrated trying to get an offer ratified on a prope...
12/15/2010
Short Sale Buyers's Guide: Buying a Short Sale Without an Agent Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty Getting a great deal is important to you. You need a house for yourself or an investment and figure that a foreclosure or a short sale might be a smart way...
12/15/2010
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Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty 1. Sell the house yourself. 2. Don't even talk to agents to get comparable sales values. You know better than anyone what this house is really worth, and you wouldn't want someone to talk you in to taking too little. 3. Make ...
12/13/2010
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Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Realty 1. Continuously inform everyone you meet that you are always looking to buy property 2. Advertise in the local classifieds that "We have an investor who needs to buy 10 properties for cash in the next month." You need not revea...
12/13/2010
Repair Requests on Foreclosures and Short Sales Copyright (c) 2010, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team, RE/MAX Olympic Foreclosures (REOs, bank-owned sales), short sales (preforeclosures), auctions, and bankruptcy trustee sales are generally listed as AS IS. This means that the buyers should unders...
12/12/2010
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Master negotiators: 550+ transactions last 12 years. 150+ bank-owned transactions 2007-13. Short sales listed, under contract, and buyer offers pending. First time buyer & investor specialists. MBA, MSE, MA Psychology.