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What a difference a state makes
Real estate is hyper-local. Not only do home values and market conditions vary from city to city and state to state, so do real estate procedures. If you have  a property to sell in another state, whether it's a rental property or a property that was inherited, it's important that you have a thorough conversation up front with the real estate professional that you choose to understand what is standard practice in the area.
This post from Monroe real estate agent Kathleen Palmiotti outlines some of the differences in fees and procedures between her market and my market in Albuquerque NM.
I recently sold a house in the state of New Mexico with the help of a skilled real estate agent (thanks Rich Cederberg!), and as both a New York real estate agent and the seller of a home in another state, I can say with certainty that real estate certainly is local.
 
Most of the time when we talk about the local nature of real estate, we are talking about price points or home styles. Real estate professionals know that the price range for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath colonial with an acre of land can be dramatically different from town ... more

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