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2018 

    Selling Your Home? Should You be Leery of Accepting an Offer from Buyers Approved for FHA Financing?   It's not unheard of to hear my Borrowers (and their Agents) say that Sellers are expressing a leeriness about accepting offers from FHA  Buyers ...    Typically these Sellers' uneasiness is...
11/30/2018
     We live in a visual age.  The PHOTOGRAPHS of your house are the most important part of your presentation.  When home buyers are surfing Zillow, Realtor dot com, Trulia, and other real estate websites, they are looking first at the PICTURES.      You want sharp, "magazine-quality" photographs...
11/29/2018
It happens regularly. A buyer is looking online for Cincinnati homes for sale. They find a home listed as a foreclosure. The home has a ridulously low price when compared to normal neighborhood values. The buyer gets excited about getting the steal of all steals! And it's all a lie. The home isn...
11/29/2018
If you are going to come up with a brand for your real estate marketing business, be sure that: 1.)It attracts your target market, 2.) It has a genuine differentiator like a niche or a specialty, and 3) a good story behind it.  This is a basic guideline!   Ron and I happen to be a perfect target...
11/28/2018
2019 Conventional Loan Limits Are Here          Movin' on up!  Much like the Jeffersons, Conventional loan limits are pushing higher in 2019.  With loan amounts based on median sales price, this is no surprise considering the high rates of appreciation we've seen in so many markets across the US...
11/27/2018
Are you are thinking of selling your home in the next few years? Make those upgrades now that you know you are going to need to make later so that you can enjoy them while you are still in your home. Remodeling your home can make it more convenient and comfortable for your family and may also in...
11/27/2018
After moving into your home, you may be thrilled to have established equity from your down payment on day one of ownership. You may also be eager to increase your equity with each monthly mortgage payment. Equity will also increase as your home’s value increases. Value increase is associated wit...
11/27/2018
    In today’s real estate market, with low inventory dominating the conversation in many areas of the country, it can often be frustrating to be a first-time homebuyer if you aren’t prepared. In a recent realtor.com article entitled, “How to Find Your Dream Home—Without Losing Your Mind,” the a...
11/27/2018
Your home, like your life is a series of evolutions and special moments. Improving your home can sometime be a very difficult task. Many homeowners do not even know where to start when it comes to home improvement projects. Once you find something to improve, it can cost more than what it’s wort...
11/27/2018
We have always answered this age-old question: Is the glass half full or half empty, and we say: it depends on what is in the glass. Is it Nectar or is it Poison? We love maintaining a positive mindset--drinking nectar.   The most successful luxury real estate and other real estate niche marketi...
11/27/2018
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