1. REO Process
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Upon Assignment the Following Will Be Completed   Occupancy status determined immediately If vacant property is secured and re-keyed, immediately CFK aggressively negotiated, if applicable PP work coordinated ...

2. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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... helps protect your property, but also helps spreads the word of its availability to more possible customers. In addition, a common practice of full-service real estate companies is pre-approval through ...

3. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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... of the school system, access to public transportation, and property values. This is another task that ERA Real Estate, with tools like the neighborhood search functions on its popular Web site ERA.com, ...

4. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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... give buyers and sellers so much to think about that many may never stop to consider keeping that old house – or buying another – as an income-generating property. But the rewards, in savings, profits and ...

5. Rooms for Improvement: The Joys and Challenges of Fixer-Uppers
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... so will related costs such as transfer taxes, and property taxes might be too. If the fixer-upper is just your kind of challenge, then you have the chance to shape your space to just your type of taste ...

6. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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... – and to figure out your financing prospects. Lenders give lower rates to buyers in developments with fewer renters and more owner-occupants (absentee ownership can affect both quality of life and property ...

7. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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... owns what part of the house, whether rent will be charged, who will pay for any extra utility or property-tax costs, and other sensitive issues that don't have to become divisive ones. The right real ...

8. Staying Power: The Joys and Challenges of Historic Homes
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... officials' criteria. And owners of homes on government registers of historic places still have broad latitude in selling, altering and using their property. Before buying such a home, you'll want to check ...

9. Using Your Energy Wisely: Alternative Energy in the Home
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Energy costs are on everyone's mind, and alternatives are a hot property – though many homebuyers aren't sure how to find and evaluate them. There are a number of technologies to choose from which can ...