1. Six Reasons to Use a Realtor
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... Every weekend? Realtors® have the time to show your home whenever it is convenient for a potential buyer. It’s their job. And they are available to respond quickly and courteously to inquiries by phone ...

2. No Time like the First Time
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... emotion, and a touch of anxiety. To help keep you sleeping soundly, here are answers to three big questions that concern many potential first-time homeowners. Question #1: How do I decide what to look ...

3. When the Brood leaves the Nest
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... Senior homebuyers tend to stay in or near the same community after they retire. Most people continue to work much later in life, perhaps in an entirely new career or as a full-time volunteer who serves ...

4. Service Is Golden: Real Estate Programs to Put Seniors' Minds at Ease
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The mature years can be the best time of life – retirement has come, the kids are grown and you can enjoy the results of your hard work and smart choices with all your loved ones. And now is a good time ...

5. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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Today we're all more conscious of security, and while we can all get impatient at its inconveniences from time to time, we are often thankful for the greater worries it helps us avoid. Selling a home is ...

6. Age Differences: Old Homes vs. New
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... taste, financial resources, handy-person skills, available time and long-term goals. Which is the winner of Old vs. New? If you decide carefully, either one can be the winning choice for you.    ...

7. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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... at ERA Mortgage can help you determine your financial abilities and meet your financing needs. ERA Mortgage offers over 100 products, including loans designed especially for first-time homebuyers or even ...

8. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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Buying a home is oftentimes a difficult decision to begin with; the only prospect more daunting may be doing it for the first time. But by asking the right questions and considering a few simple but important ...

9. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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Sometimes the house that was once your dream home is challenged by the changing realities in your life. Then it's time to decide whether to change the house you're in, or just change houses. Your family ...

10. Career Path: Becoming a Realtor
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... customers and earn their loyalty, but the real estate industry itself has stayed strong in tough times. Housing is something that will always be in demand, and I can be the professional people turn to ...

11. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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... This offers not only an obvious balance of cost and income, but perhaps lesser-known benefits in taxes and mortgage. The rental units can be depreciated over time; considered to offset the rental income, ...

12. Rooms for Improvement: The Joys and Challenges of Fixer-Uppers
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... idea for first-timers. However, experienced homeowners have an edge, being more familiar with renovations in previous houses and knowing what to expect in both inconvenience and rewards. In any case, ...

13. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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... time to focus on their problems, too, but it's also one of the most crucial times to keep their concerns in mind. Sometimes what seems like a major disruption to grownups is viewed as an adventure to ...

14. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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... start for first-time homebuyers who would like to build equity for a house purchase a few years down the road. Condo sales are growing, too, reaching record numbers and also outpacing single-family homes ...

15. Paying It Forward: How Renters Become Buyers
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Nothing compares to the feeling of having a place to call home. At one time or another, however, most of us have felt frustration at seeing hard-earned money go into rent every month rather than a more ...

16. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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... space (since most "boomers" prefer to "age in place" rather than leave their long-time homes). There is also the perennial family responsibility of caring for older relatives as their health needs require ...

17. Staying Power: The Joys and Challenges of Historic Homes
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... will have to be dealt with. And restoring the historic character to a possibly-neglected house can be a costly and time-consuming effort. But there's much to be said for the personal satisfaction of remaking ...

18. Using Your Energy Wisely: Alternative Energy in the Home
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... But just as there are many styles of homes for buyers' diverse tastes, there are varied options in energy systems ® with more than one sometimes working hand-in-hand for the same house. Wind power – an ...

19. How Accessibility Features Can Serve Homeowners of All Ages and Abilities
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We all need a helping hand from time to time, but prefer to remain as independent as possible. Accessible features in a home are a way of lending ourselves a hand, and staying in our own house for much ...