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At the USHUD cooperative we get calls every day from people that need help and new business. What goes wrong is reviewed here and what goes right is also covered in another post. The first thing that goes wrong is real estate professionals are not tech or marketing wizards, and they shouldn’t have to be. Real estate professionals are professionals in their industry and that …

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I have been involved in literally thousands of negotiations over the years. Over that time, I have learned that there are five key factors that play a very large role in determining the success of a negotiation. If at all possible, the buyer and seller should never negotiate directly. Nothing good can come from this! It’s all downside with little potential upside; The less surprises …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Vacant Homes are Draining With vacant homes the owner is responsible for the mortgage and the upkeep while the home is not occupied. Nothing deteriorates faster than a vacant home. A pin hole …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant home Financial Hardship As real estate agents we have all seen some financial hardship at one time or another especially in the last several years. This means that we should be able to relate …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Finding a House They Want When people start the process of selling a home the first thing they do is to look at other homes to determine if there is anything that they …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Relocating People who are relocating are in a situation that many times requires that they sell their current home. Paying for two mortgages can strain or drain the savings of the homeowner. This …

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The quick and easy answer is yes they are harder to qualify today than they were back when lenders and buyers shared a phone call or two and the loan was approved and we were all at the closing table. At the time there were no qualifying parameters and a good strong breath was all that it took to qualify for a mortgage, regardless of …

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Doing the best for the market does not always mean achieving the best and highest price for a home. Sometimes it means getting the home off of the market and this helps the entire community. Home prices are based on the other homes in the market. For this reason a vacant home can have a dramatically negative effect on the rest of the neighborhood. Focusing …

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It has been understood by the most successful real estate agents that a niche is worth everything while trying to be everything to everyone is a task that few can accomplish. Being a foreclosure specialist is not as hard as we may think and it does not limit the real estate agent to only foreclosures. Identifying one’s self as a foreclosures specialist tells those that …

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Most people when relocating use price as the sole determining factor while there are a lot of other factors that need to be taken into consideration. Location to work Location to schools Location to entertainment As they say location, location, location are the three most important words in real estate. And this is taken into account when pricing a home as well as when someone …

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