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Dealing in benefits I was out door knocking recently, and I came across a seller in a precarious position. You see, she was thousands of dollars behind on her mortgage, she was older and the house was too much for her to take care of. Oh, and she was two and half weeks away from being foreclosed on. When I first knocked on her door, she admitted she knew she was in foreclosure but...
King me The other day, I was having some alone time with my 8-year-old, and he wanted to play a game of checkers. As we got the game out, which was one of those nice wooden ones, I noticed that we didn’t have all of the wood playing pieces. My son looked at me sheepishly and confessed that he had lost some of them. But he told me not to worry and said he would fix it so we could...
Buying out-of-state property We are selling a house right now, and it’s not a normal situation for us. It’s not a flip or a rental property. Instead, it’s the house my Grandmother owned until she passed in 2013. There are some people who are cool with buying and owning property all over the world and back. But that idea is scary to me. I like having properties I can lay eyes on...
Steady wins the race During a recent walk with my kids, my first-born was showing out on his roller blades and my daughter was rolling around on a three-wheeled scooter. As we were walking and talking, the story of the tortoise and the hare got brought up. Now I don’t know about you, but when I think about that story I don’t see a book of Aesop’s Fables. Instead I picture a 1940’s...
Choosing the right agent Choosing the right real estate agent is something that’s important when buying — and especially when selling — real estate. This is because agents aren’t one-size-fits-all for every deal. And finding out what an agent is good at, and where they are located will help you determine whether or not you should hire them. Let me explain. Not all...