(MCT)—First-time homebuyers might well wonder: Where are all the starter houses? Indeed, such properties can seem scarce in many housing markets. A few reasons: —Investors have snapped up a lot of smaller houses and turned them into rental properties. —Flippers have bought smaller homes and remodeled them so they’re no longer within the reach of first-time buyers. —Many current homeowners don’t have enough equity to …

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Last week, we took a look at a few of the most popular social media sites you can use to help build your business. Now we’re going to look into four more social networks and see what they can do for business. Remember your time is valuable and it’s not necessary to be on every network. Choose the ones that fit your business and you …

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You probably have a Facebook account. You may also watch videos on YouTube and upload pictures to Instagram. Maybe you tweet a few times per week. Chances are you’re adept at social media on an individual level—where you post about events happening in your life on personal accounts. But what about your business—could it benefit from social media? The short answer is absolutely. You probably …

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When most real estate agents see that the lead they just received already owns a home they quickly categorize the lead as a long-term issue and don’t work the lead as well as we may think. As agents we are sometimes looking for short-term answers to long-term problems. The long-term problem gets overlooked as we sometimes find ourselves looking for a quick hit and forgetting …

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