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2008 

When preparing your home to sell, the most important room in the home to invest time and money is the kitchen.  Many buyers tend to overestimate what it would cost them to upgrade the kitchen.  Normally, this room will give you the greatest return on your investment of time and money, but at the ...
10/30/2008
At this time, some sellers are experiencing difficulty in selling their home.  There may be some simple solutions, such as, price adjustment and/or updates to the condition of the property.  Recommend the seller have a discussion with his or her real estate agent to revaluate the situation.  At t...
10/27/2008
With the events that have been happening with our economy in the past year, many current and future homeowners are beginning realize that it is important to control their housing expenses.  Housing should include mortgage, property taxes, insurance and utilities.  In my opinion, these expenses sh...
10/24/2008
Most of us during our life time experience the urge to make a major purchase, such as, buying a house or car.  At the same time, you probably have received many pointers and advice on how you should do it.  While receiving these pointers and advice you need to be award what not to do, this is equ...
10/20/2008
According to the article by Abha Bhattarai in Inman News, Texas is one of the best places to go in order to get the best value for your dollar.  Austin and San Antonio was named the places to go where your dollar has the greatest value.  Houston and Dallas also landed in the top ten, respectively...
10/16/2008
Whenever buying a resale home, the buyer does not want to incurred additional expense for mechanical break-downs of large-ticket items within the home, such as, air-conditioner or furnace.  The home-buyer should have a discussion with his real estate agent how home warranty coverage (refer to as ...
10/13/2008
Most real estate agents use the lingo ‘comps', but sometimes the people they are communicating with are not familiar with the term and it's meaning.  Therefore, it is important as a real agent, you make sure your client understands the meaning of ‘comps'.  Comps can be defined as creating a compa...
10/10/2008
During the preparation stage prior to listing a home, homeowner should evaluate their exposure to personal property and identity theft within their home.  Most homeowners have diamonds, jewelry, firearms and prescription medicine.  In addition, they also have bills, insurance information, bank st...
10/06/2008
Parents should consider purchasing off-campus quarters for their children either prior to entry into college or during the first year of college...  Usually, colleges require freshmen to live on-campus the first year.  After the first year, most students are allowed to either live on-campus or of...
10/03/2008
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