Things to Consider When Buying a Fixer Upper

By: Zoocasa Buying a fixer upper can be a good way to get the home that you’ve always dreamed of at a cheaper purchase price. However, people tend to underestimate the amount of time, effort, and money required to turn that fixer upper into their dream home. While the thought of taking on a project

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Real Estate Home Inspection Checklist

A real estate home inspection checklist can reveal items that should be repaired or replaced prior to the completion of a sale. A formal real estate home inspection checklist used by a licensed contractor reveals areas where further inspection by a specialist may be advised. For example, a sagging roof with missing tiles needs to

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5 Crime Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Home

By Tara-Nicholle Nelson …When it comes to crime, most of us simply don’t ask any questions at all, as (a) agents might be prohibited from doing much beyond pointing us to law enforcement sources, and (b) we tend to assume most neighborhoods are either ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ low-crime or not. The truth is never so

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House-Hunting Deal Breakers

…When you’re looking for a new home, how do you know what’s okay and what’s a red flag? Read on to find out! DEAL BREAKER: Buried oil tank A buried oil tank is expensive to remove and could create potential environmental issues. If the tank leaks oil into the ground — yikes! — the cleanup

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Keeping Window Guard Notices, New York Apartment Law Insider

I know that the city’s lead-based paint law requires me to keep the lead-based paint notices I get back from tenants for 10 years. But what about the window guard notices returned by tenants. Am I legally required to keep those returned window guard notices and, if so, for how long?

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Real Estate Q & A

Your typical home inspection costs will range anywhere between $300 and $500 depending on the size and features of the home. After you move into your new home, you want to begin living in it and not spend time and money repairing it. Your home inspector will provide you with a personalized report of any repairs needed, suggestions on how to maintain your home, and also provide you with the knowledge that you are not purchasing a “money pit.”

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Reasons to Order a Home Inspection Before Buying

Robert Johnson Reasons to Order a Home Inspection Before Buying Article http://www.212articles.com If you intend to buy a first home or tenth home, to get the home inspection is an important part of the process of property valuation. Do not be fooled into thinking that avoids the inspection can help you save money. You can

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5 Most Important Things To Notice When Selecting a Home

Maria Morton Address: 435 Nichols Rd Fl 3 Kansas City, MO 64112 County: Jackson Office: 1-816-410-5499 Cell Phone: 1-816-560-3758 . Tweet 5 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTICE WHEN SELECTING A HOME by Maria Morton You may prefer one architectural style over another but the quality of construction is a primary consideration when choosing a home

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Above and beyond the home inspection

Kimberly Palmer Above and beyond the home inspection Article usnews.com/alphaconsumer Mice, mold and leaking bathtubs are among the last discoveries home buyers want to make after moving into a new home. But that’s exactly what a client of Oakland, Calif.-based financial planner Cathy Curtis found shortly after closing.”The purpose of a home inspection is to

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Remodeling Tips for your Home

G. M. Filisko Remodeling Tips for your Home Article G.M. Filisko is a freelance writer for REALTOR® magazine. Construction cost estimates are generated by HomeTech Information Systems of Bethesda, Md., which takes into account construction commodity data and labor cost information from a nationwide network of remodeling contractors. Read Article | Comment it

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