If you don’t want to sell your house, try one of more of these strategies:
10. Keep it cluttered.
9. Don’t allow a lock box. Insist that potential buyer or agents see the house by appointment only. 24 hours notice required.
8. Don’t show up for the appointment.
7. Make sure your house has animal smells. (Doggy smells are effective, but […]

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I knew the deal was in trouble when the buyer’s agent told me that the buyer was using a lender from Florida! Sure enough, the lender (actually a broker) failed in the first attempt to get financing and moved on to a second source. An appraisal was done that came in as needed. Since the […]

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I was reading the business section of my local newspaper the other day. There was a big headline “Home Sales Decline”. Wow! News to me…and to you, too, I’m sure!
 
A smaller headline told us “Mortgage rates remain unchanged”. Good news, but not surprising. In fact, neither of these tidbits was a surprise to most people […]

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What happened to the 100% financing that allowed many people to buy houses who had nothing to invest in a house but their hope of watching it increase in value? Gone! Unless you have excellent credit and can document your income there is little chance that you can buy real estate with no down payment. […]

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