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NBC10 Boston Responds: Flippin' Mad - NECN - NECN
NECN
NBC10 Boston Responds: Flippin' Mad - NECN
NECN
Flipped homes are at an all-time high. These are properties that are bought, renovated and sold within a matter of months and while they can be money makers for sellers, there are potential pitfalls for buyers.
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Real Estate Purchase Agreements: 7 Things Home Buyers Must Check—or Else - Realtor.com News
Realtor.com News
Real Estate Purchase Agreements: 7 Things Home Buyers Must Check—or Else
Realtor.com News
... like selling a property they already own," says Jimmy Branham, a real estate agent at the Keyes Company in South Florida. Contingencies can also include a home appraisal, home inspection and mortgage approval. Why it matters: Contingencies protect ...
Dana Dratch: 5 home inspection mistakes buyers and sellers make - Virginian-Pilot
Dana Dratch: 5 home inspection mistakes buyers and sellers make
Virginian-Pilot
A home inspection is an assessment of a home's condition. Home inspectors not only identify problems with houses, they can give buyers information that will help them with the upkeep. “We want to teach them how to maintain the property because it's the ...
Borrower beware: 4 things VA loans can't do - Military Times - Military Times
Military Times
Borrower beware: 4 things VA loans can't do - Military Times
Military Times
From the basics (no down payment) to special cases (farm loans, construction loans) to less-heralded programs (go green!), VA-backed loans offer a variety of benefits for eligible borrowers. But as the agency itself outlines in an online reference ...
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How risky is it to skip the home inspection? - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
How risky is it to skip the home inspection?
The Boston Globe
In coveted Boston neighborhoods and suburbs, prospective buyers are increasingly feeling pressured to waive the home inspection, a decision that could leave them vulnerable to future headaches. Almost three-quarters of home sales nationwide that closed ...
Dear Monty: With a willing seller and buyer, pre-closing occupancy can work - Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Press Gazette
Dear Monty: With a willing seller and buyer, pre-closing occupancy can work
Green Bay Press Gazette
Reader question: I have signed a contract with a seller. I had 10 days due diligence to have the home inspected. I did that, and the house looked like a good deal. Twenty-one days later, the closing attorney calls and says the home is in probate, and ...
Determining the Major and Minor in a Home Inspection - The Good Men Project (blog)
The Good Men Project (blog)
Determining the Major and Minor in a Home Inspection
The Good Men Project (blog)
Major home inspection problems are those that the home inspector and your real estate agent highlight for you on the report. These problems will almost always be brought up when negotiating the home's price. You may choose to have the seller fix or you ...
HIQA Publishes Kildare Nursing Home Inspection Report. - Kfm Radio
Kfm Radio
HIQA Publishes Kildare Nursing Home Inspection Report.
Kfm Radio
A Kildare nursing home, at which HIQA carried out an unannounced inspection, has been found to be compliant or substantially compliant with 11 standards. The assessment took place at Hazel Hall Nursing Home, Clane, on January 16th. The Health ...
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Do I need a real estate agent to buy a home? - The Mortgage Reports (blog)
The Mortgage Reports (blog)
Do I need a real estate agent to buy a home?
The Mortgage Reports (blog)
... the same agent again or recommend her to others. do you need a real estate agent to buy a home. Unless you're a genuine expert in negotiating real estate deals, follow your agent's advice. (Remember: most sellers are also represented by agents, and ...
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What every hot market home buyer should know about "review date" home sales - KOMO News
KOMO News
What every hot market home buyer should know about "review date" home sales
KOMO News
It used to be that buying a house meant making an offer, then proceeding with the home inspection and financing once the offer is accepted. But thanks to market conditions in Seattle and other parts of the Puget Sound region, "bidding wars" are making ...
Killeen Home Buyer Expo Saturday - The Killeen Daily Herald
Killeen Home Buyer Expo Saturday
The Killeen Daily Herald
Local business representatives in the fields of real estate, mortgage lending, insurance, home inspection, remodeling and more will participate. They will offer specific information about their services and products. April is recognized nationally as ...
13 Hidden Rooms You'll Wish You Found in Your Own Home - Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
13 Hidden Rooms You'll Wish You Found in Your Own Home
Reader's Digest
When Cristhian Perez, a home inspector in Tampa, Florida, thinks about the hidden room he discovered during one home inspection, he still gets goosebumps. The room was small and dark, tucked behind what only appeared to be an exterior wall of the attic ...
Local home inspector recognized | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal - NUjournal
Local home inspector recognized | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal
NUjournal
SLEEPY EYE — Cornerstone Home Inspection Services announces that Phil Siefkes is now credentialed as a Certified Master Inspector (CMI)®, which is the inspection industry's top professional designation. The Master Inspector Certification Board has ...
Seminar lays out home-buying steps - Worcester Telegram
Worcester Telegram
Seminar lays out home-buying steps
Worcester Telegram
The next step is a home inspection. A home inspection will check all the physical criteria – from the roof to the plumbing. The home inspectors look for problems that the buyer should be aware of. Inspection issues can be a deal breaker or used to ...
Home inspections smart move before buying or selling residence to check for any problem areas - Charleston Post Courier
Charleston Post Courier
Home inspections smart move before buying or selling residence to check for any problem areas
Charleston Post Courier
A home inspection may identify the need for major repairs or builder oversights, as well as the need for maintenance to keep it in good shape." A homeowner, meanwhile, can seek an inspection can ferret out problems in the making and suggest preventive ...
Outdoor Home Improvement — Getting your home ready for storm season - Daily Ardmoreite
Daily Ardmoreite
Outdoor Home Improvement — Getting your home ready for storm season
Daily Ardmoreite
With the beginning of spring, Oklahoma now looks to the beginning of storm season, and we all know just how damaging those storms can be. Fortunately, a few proactive measures can help to minimize the damage nature's fury can inflict. Mike Smiley has ...
Focus on selling current home before looking for a new one - Palm Beach Post
Focus on selling current home before looking for a new one
Palm Beach Post
The most common contingencies allowed the buyer to get a satisfactory home inspection (58 percent), required an appraisal high enough to justify the sale price (44 percent), and would allow the buyer to cancel the deal and get the good-faith deposit ...
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What can you expect during a home inspection? - Ottawa Sun
Ottawa Sun
What can you expect during a home inspection?
Ottawa Sun
An Agreement of Purchase and Sale for a residential resale home will most often include a few conditions for the benefit of the buyer. One that we always recommend is that the buyer be allowed to hire a home inspector to inspect the property for ...
Three home inspection mistakes people makeTheChronicleHerald.ca
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Flipped home becomes a nightmare for buyer - WCPO
WCPO
Flipped home becomes a nightmare for buyer
WCPO
We've all seen those home flipping shows on cable TV, where a cute young couple turns a run down house into a dream home, and makes money doing it. HGTV's "Flip or Flop," and similar shows, have made home flipping a national obsession. People are ...
