1. Six Reasons to Use a Realtor
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... of market conditions. Before making a decision about whether to go it alone, it is important to have a realistic idea of what is involved in the biggest financial transaction most of us are likely to make. ...

2. No Time like the First Time
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If you are contemplating the purchase of your first home, congratulations! As you probably know, buying a home is one of the biggest financial commitments you can make. It is also a process filled with ...

3. Service Is Golden: Real Estate Programs to Put Seniors' Minds at Ease
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... there are programs and professionals in place to make sure it's the opposite. With the right Realtor®, you can be the "senior" partner in your own lifetime satisfaction and sales success. * Conditions ...

4. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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... taking a few common-sense precautions so that you don't have to. Whether or not you are using a Realtor®, you can make sure the sale stays an occasion for business and not an opportunity for crime. Remove ...

5. A Good Showing: Dressing Your House for Sales Success
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... of the house and grounds, and how comfortable this makes them imagining themselves as a resident. You want to do everything you can to make them see your house as their house, both outside and in. A new ...

6. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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... the customer from methods that could make it possible but may be less well-known. With the right information, you can set aside much of your concern about affording a down payment and financing a new home. ...

7. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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... make sure you're familiar with the location you'd like to live in. Think about what you want in a community and how your chosen one meets these interests, including nearness to the city (or country), reputation ...

8. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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... been taking too long, and you've decided to try and make your current one "new" instead. This is a major undertaking that calls for serious consideration before moving forward. Are you so happy with your ...

9. Career Path: Becoming a Realtor
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... realize homeownership dreams for others is a major source of my job satisfaction. It makes me feel that I've contributed to my community. Then there's the satisfaction of self-reliance. Though my ERA® ...

10. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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Buying or selling a house is one of the biggest decisions most people will ever make with their finances and their lifestyle. Getting the best bargain in the purchase or making the most profit on the sale ...

11. Rooms for Improvement: The Joys and Challenges of Fixer-Uppers
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... expenses. Even so, at the initial bargain price some families find a fixer-upper comfortable enough to live in while saving for renovation. This kind of at-home pioneering makes fixer-uppers not the best ...

12. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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Moving is a major change for all members of a family. Adult responsibilities weigh heavily when keeping track of all the tasks needed to make a move go smoothly. If you have children, this may be a difficult ...

13. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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... to make sure the situation is right for you. One big consideration is the ways in which a condo's conveniences come with certain trade-offs. As in a conventional apartment complex, most maintenance work ...

14. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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... or merely need a space to keep your bills and personal files straight. Hobbies are big with boomers, so a hobby room for sewing and other crafts makes sense. A small home gym, with treadmill, weights ...

15. Making Your (Dog) House a Home: Moving With Less Stress for Your Pets
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... is a possibility, but will isolate and possibly frighten your pet. In either case, anxiety and exposure to the elements will be lessened if you can book a direct flight. If you drive, make sure you know ...

16. The Healthy Home: Minimizing Household Health Risks
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... who will pay for the inspection and any abatement), make sure the test is conducted without interference, and that systems to disperse the gas from a high-radon house ® such as a pipe-and-fan apparatus ...

17. Using Your Energy Wisely: Alternative Energy in the Home
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... help make your next house the home of the future. Alternative energy gives new meaning to the real estate mantra of – what works in sunny California may be different from what works on the windy plains. ...

18. How Accessibility Features Can Serve Homeowners of All Ages and Abilities
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... – and their popularity with potential homebuyers ® makes it equally desirable to build a new home with these considerations in mind, or to retrofit an existing home with them. No one has to feel they've ...