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Moving? Here's Your Checklist!
Whether you're moving across town or across the country, getting ready takes lots of pre-planning. From Real Simple magazine, a moving checklist:
Two Months Before
• Sort and Purge – Go through every room in your home and decide what you will take and what you will get rid of. Plan a garage sale and/or gather up your charitable donations now.
• Get Estimates – Get a few onsite moving estimates—not over the phone—in writing. Keep all estimates, receipts and notes in a binder.
• Transfer School Records – Arrange for all school records to be transferred to the new school district.
Six Weeks Before
• Gather Supplies – Start stockpiling moving boxes, tape and markers.
• Pare Down – Begin...
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Sellers: Remember These Tips for a Safe Showing
Selling your home can be exciting, but unfortunately, it can also heighten the risk of crime when showing the home.
A recent blog from realtor.com® outlined the following points to remember—all of which will be practiced by your real estate agent.
- Schedule an appointment for showings.
- Keep records of every guest's identity.
- Watch for unexpected guests.
- Do not show your house without your real estate agent, or if you are otherwise alone.
- He or she spends too much time in one room, checking windows, doors or even security devices;
- A couple separates during the showing (Professional burglars usually have one person talking to the...
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Buyer Cheat Sheet for a Seller's Market
In a seller's market, home buyers need to be willing and able to act fast to snag the home they want. This spring, areas across the country are facing a limited number of homes for sale. Realtor.com® offers up a cheat sheet for surviving a seller's market.
- Be on call. "If you're only looking now and then when it's convenient, you're probably wasting your time," says James Malmberg, a real estate professional in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He suggests treating house hunting like job hunting. If someone calls with a lead, follow up promptly to gauge whether it could be a good fit and don't linger.
- Bring the paperwork. To be taken seriously, buyers would be wise to get a mortgage pre-approval letter as well as a "proof of f...
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Outdoor Renovations Top To-Do List for Homeowners
Break out those hammers, folks! Millions of homeowners are planning to renovate their homes in the next year—36 million, to be exact, according to a recent Bankrate.com survey.
The majority of renovations will take place outside of the home, the survey found, including improvements to:
- Driveways
- Decks
- Fencing
- Landscaping
- Patios
- Pools
- Roofing
- Siding
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Mythbusting the adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
(BPT) - In pop culture, myths can sometimes be mistaken for truth. Common ones, like, "don't swim for a half hour after eating," or "we only use 10 percent of our brain," are false even though they're widely taken for fact.
The adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) earned a bad rap after the 2006 housing crisis. The problem was, before the crisis, many borrowers were able to qualify for more home than they could actually afford by using interest-only, No Income Verification or No Ratio ARM products. When the housing market tanked and many houses lost value, some homeowners with rising mortgage payments either foreclosed or walked away from their properties.
Fast forward 10 years to today. The ARM is back to show potential homebuyers it's not the villain of the housing market. It's time to debunk the myths that give ARMs the "b...