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151). Selling Your Home – What Can Go Wrong With Pricing and Loans So, you’re selling your home (house, townhouse, condo, apartment, land, lot, farm, ranch, etc.), what can go wrong? The sad fact is that a lot of things can go wrong. However, don’t despair, there are almost as many solutions as problems. In this article, we look at problems related to pricing and a buyer’s inability to get a loan. Pri... 152). Home Improvement – Don’t Exceed Comps In Your Area For most homeowners, the pride of ownership includes a consistent home improvement effort. While this makes sense, be careful you don’t improve the property so much that you can’t recover the costs when it is sold. Home Improvement You’ve picked up a heck of a deal on a home in a nice neighborhood. The purchase price was ... 153). Title Insurance – Examples of Problems and Advice What is title insurance and why should any buyer get it when purchasing a home (single family, townhouse, condo, apartment, or whatever format your home purchase takes)? Doesn’t the attorney or settlement company handling the closing see to it that you have a clear title? Isn’t this just another way for someone to siphon a few coins off a real esta... 154). Buying a Home -- Is a Home Inspection a Good Idea? To avoid “buying a pig in a poke,” buyers have long demanded the closing on a home purchase be contingent upon a satisfactory inspection by a home inspection firm. In many parts of our country, we’re now experiencing a strong sellers’ real estate market and sellers often receive more than one purchase offer on the same day for their home. In this e... 155). New Mexico Real Estate – The Mystical and Mysterious State New Mexico is the state of metaphysical influences and unidentified flying objects. Fortunately, there is no mystery about New Mexico real estate. Prices are exploding. New Mexico With mountain ranges and desert areas, New Mexico is a popular state with outdoor enthusiasts. Once can ski, hike, fish, camp and explore some ... 156). Buying A Home – Rain, Sun, and Weather Issues When buying a home, it can be easy to overlook year-around weather issues. You may think you are purchasing a home in a sunny area, but come to find there is always a heavy cloud cover. This is just one of a number of weather issues to consider when selecting your dream home. Clouds…Rain…Floods If you must have a sun deck ... 157). Kansas Real Estate – The Middle of the Country Located in the exact middle of the country, Kansas is an agricultural state where you can escape the rat race. Kansas real estate is inexpensive and plentiful. Kansas Kansas is about as Midwestern as it gets when you think of stereotypes. Agriculture dominates the state with wheat fields flowing throughout the state. Whil... 158). New York Real Estate – The Empire State From Niagara Falls to the Catskills to a little city with the Big Apple nickname, New York is truly the Empire State. New York real estate prices reflect this lofty nickname. New York While New York City gets a lot of publicity, New York is a state with a lot more to offer. Go upstate and you’ll find spas, horse farms and ... 159). Mississippi Real Estate – The Magnolia State Mississippi is a state known for having a classic southern style. Mississippi real estate is some of the cheapest in the land. Mississippi Named after the Mississippi River, Mississippi is a state holding on to its history. Much of the state is farmland and even the towns and cities seem to have eschewed modern developmen... 160). Massachusetts Real Estate – History Personified Massachusetts is a state overflowing with history and yet oddly modern. Massachusetts real estate prices are very pricey. Massachusetts Massachusetts is an incredible mix of history and bustling modern influences. Historically, the state took in many of the initial European immigrants and was the location of crucial battl... 161). Taking Title of Your New House How you take title in your new home is key decision. Unfortunately, in the euphoria of the moment, many new homeowners don’t put much thought into it. Title When purchasing a new home, you become the title owner of record. Essentially, this means you are listed in public records as the legal owner. This may sound like a s... 162). Wealth Building – An Advantage of Home Ownership As you grow older, the issue of wealth building comes front and center. Wealth building simply refers to increasing the net value of your total assets. Wealth building over time is one of the advantages of home ownership. Building Equity Owning a home can help you build wealth in two ways. First, you build equity by paying... 163). Real Estate Market – Weak and Strong Areas You want to know whether the market is strong if you are buying or selling real estate. Having such information lets you know how flexible you need to be in offers. Sales have slowed for large parts of the east and west coasts for sellers. Good news for buyers there. On the other hand, sales are picking up in parts of the interior of o... 164). South Dakota Real Estate – Step Away From The Rat Race From National Parks to a relaxed pace of life, South Dakota has a lot more going for it then you might think. With some of the cheapest prices in the land, South Dakota real estate is a steal. South Dakota If you’re looking for bustling cities and every modern convenience, South Dakota is definitely not for you. If you pr... 165). Wisconsin Real Estate – Making The Dairy Land Look Good Wisconsin Real Estate – Making The Dairy Land Look Good It might surprise you, but Wisconsin is home to one of the highest rated and most in demand towns in the United States. More and more people are starting to realize the Dairy Land is a good place to live. Wisconsin Real Estate – Making The Dairy Land Look Good... 166). Sell My House Quick Life can throw surprises at you that require you to sell your house quickly. If you're thinking, "I have to sell my house quick," here are a few tips. Sell My House Quick As we all know, life can take stressful turns that require quick action on your part. This may even require the quick sale of your house. Such situation... Browse Pages: [1] [2] [3] 4