Want to Know What Your Home is Worth? Well I can certainly help you with that. With such a changing and challenging market, every home owner should want to know what the current value of their home is. And if you previously had your home on the market and the listing has expired, you may be…
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Flipping Houses in Birmingham, Alabama f you are planning to flip houses in Birmingham, Alabama you would be well advised to bring your A-Game. I would highly recommend that you take a look at the work that your competition is doing if you truly plan to compete in today’s market. The Birmingham real estate investor that…
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Price, Location and Condition The title of this post speaks for itself. There really is no further explanation needed so this post is going to be quite brief. Birmingham-Hoover Home Sellers There isn’t much you can do about location if you are planning to sell your house . Hopefully it’s in a prime location. But even if…
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Would You Buy Your House? Let’s Go For an Out of Body Experience. No seriously. Would you buy your house? Before you answer that question off the cuff, let’s ponder on a few things. When you first bought the house perhaps you were just tired of looking and your house was just the best that had…
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I Couldn’t Care Less About What Your Client Thinks Birmingham real estate agents, home buyers and home sellers alike often utter these very words. And each time I hear it, I often think “Well you should.” How can you negotiate if you don’t consider the other party?” I believe that the dominant factor in good negotiating…
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Living with the threat of a foreclosure over your head would be enough to drive anyone into a panic. As a Birmingham Alabama home owner, you need to know that you have options when it comes to skirting foreclosure. Three alternatives that are available to you are the HAMP, HAFA and Short Sale of your Birmingham Alabama home. First there is HAMP which stands for Home…
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It is perfectly understandable that the threat of a foreclosure can cause a considerable amount of stress for a homeowner. Contributing factors include: Constant phone calls from bill collectors including your mortgage company Notices being posted on your door Your mail is overflowing with collection notices It’s enough to drive anyone crazy. Foreclosure does not have…
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Alternatives to Foreclosure Part II I’ve already discussed the HAMP (Home Affordable Modification Program) which is a program designed to help troubled home owners lower their monthly mortgage payments. You can read the HAMP post at your leisure. If you are a Birmingham Alabama home owner, you need to know that there is help for you. The FHA HAFA (Home Affordable Financing Alternatives) program…
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Oh so you’ve never heard of this game. Well I’m not surprised. Up until now, people have thought that Duck, Duck, Goose was the only game in town. But let me tell you, when it comes time to buying a home in Birmingham Alabama, it’s no game and you’ve got to make sure that you have all…
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So Why Didn’t Your House Sell? Believe it or not, you are not the only one wondering why your house did not sell. As a real estate agent, the first thing I do when I see an expired listing is to look and see how many homes sold within one mile of the expired listing within the…
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