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Real Estate Agents: Home Buyers Need Expert Help
Finding the best real estate agent can make or break home buyers' chances of finding their dream home. There are over a million real estate agents, and home buyers need to shop around to find the expert who lead them to the perfect home. The best way for potential home buyers to find their expert real estate agent is to get opinions from friends and family who recently bought or sold a home.
Refinancing Mortgage For Best Interest Rate Requires Research
Refinancing a mortgage for the best interest rates takes a lot of research. Mistakes occur when you rush too quickly into mortgaage refinancing decisions. Ilyce Glink provides refinancing advice to reader who made a mistake refinancing his mortgage: can he cancel his loan application?
Homeowners Insurance Refuses To Pay For Homeowners’ Mold Problem
A homeowner files a claim for mold in the attic, but the homeowners insurance refuses to pay the claim. Ilyce suggests reviewing the homeowner policy and discusses insurance company's view on mold. Does the homeowners' insurance company have the right to refuse to pay the mold claim?
Commercial Real Estate And Mortgage Websites
Ilyce has several favorite websites for financial advice on real estate and mortgages. Those websites include the consumer website for the National Association of Realtors and the Wall Street Journal's real estate website. Ilyce also has several other favorite websites for personal finance and real estate advice.
Real Estate Resources and First Time Home Buyer Deals
This article details several Chicago-land real estate resources and deals for first-time home buyers. These real estate resources can especially help first time home buyers secure deals for purchasing their homes.
Using Real Estate Agent In Family
If you have a real estate agent in your family, should you use them when buying or selling a home? Not having the right agent can hurt you financially, so it's important to think about what you need and want from an agent before recruiting a family member as a real estate agent.
Pay Off Refinanced Mortgage Or Invest Overpayment?
Should you pay off your refinanced mortgage or invest the money you planned to use to over pay the mortgage? What if your financial planner advises you not to pay off your refinanced mortgage and instead invest that money she was planning to use to overpay her mortgage. Ilyce gives advice whether you should invest or pay off your refinanced mortgage.
For Sale By Owner: Getting The Most Profit From Your Home Sale
Most homeowners who choose to put their homes up for sale by owner do so in order to eliminate their real estate agent's commission and make more profit on their home sale. But homeowners who put their homes up for sale by owner should make sure they understand everything they are getting into. There are seminars homeowners can take to get up to speed on getting the most out of putting their home up for sale by owner, and they can also check out forsalebyowner.com
Job Advice For Home Office Workers
What kind of home office is the most likely to bring you success in your job? Home offices now include computers and the latest electronics and in many cases they're no longer in basements. Home offices with good lighting and good ventilation may help you when you have a job at home.
First Time Home Buyers Getting Younger
First time home buyers are getting younger and younger. The largest group of first time home buyers are members of Generation Y. 20 and 30somethings are making smarter investments and using the internet and other resources to make smart decisions about becoming first time home buyers.