| Buying and selling real estate can be a
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| | compares age, size, and cost-identifiable
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| tedious and stressful time. At some point
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| | features in your home against other real
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| during your search to buy or sell real
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| | estate properties, which have been sold
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| estate, you will need the services of a
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| | in the area.
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| real estate agent. Selecting an agent can
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| | Good real estate agents use their
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| be confusing.
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| | experience and expertise to fine-tune the
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| There is a way to determine who is most
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| | price by taking into consideration all of
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| likely to succeed in helping you get your
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| | these variables.
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| most favourable price and terms when
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| | Most uninformed home buyers go about the
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| selling, or finding the perfect house
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| | process backwards. That is to say that
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| when buying.
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| | they spend several weeks, months and
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| QUESTIONS TO ASK A REAL ESTATE AGENT
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| | sometimes years, looking at real estate
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| Do you work full-time or part-time as a
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| | ads, driving neighbourhoods and attending
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| real estate agent?
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| | open houses looking for the perfect homes
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| How do you market your properties?
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| | for sale.
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| Do you have a full-time assistant to see
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| | Once they've found the house of their
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| that no details are overlooked?
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| | dreams, they place an offer to purchase
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| How do buyers contact you?
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| | it subject to obtaining finance. Then
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| Are you marketing real estate for sale on
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| | they shop around for a loan. More often
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| the Internet?
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| | than not, it is above their means and
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| If I choose to auction off my property,
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| | they lose the house because they can't
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| are you experienced in such transactions?
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| | afford it.
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| In what ways will you encourage other
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| | Condition
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| real estate agents to sell my home?
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| | New homes enjoy a marketing edge over
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| Do you have a system to follow-up with
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| | resale homes because they are shiny and
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| other agents so that we get valuable
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| | clean. Builders enhance their appeal by
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| feedback after every showing?
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| | offering model homes for sale, clean,
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| How many properties have you sold within
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| | bright, and decorated in popular colours
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| the past 30 days? 90 days? 6 months?
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| | and amenities for prospective buyers to
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| Do you have a list of references whom I
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| | examine on display.
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| may check?
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| | Finance and Basics
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| Are you available in the Internet so that
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| | These days, buyers of Australian real
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| my real estate property is exposed to
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| | estates are wising up on the correct way
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| millions of buyers instantly?
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| | of purchasing homes.
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| What is my property worth?
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| | The 'savvy' buyer of today shops for
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| What price do you recommend?
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| | finance first and only when they know
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| How did you arrive at that price?
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| | exactly how much they can afford will
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| Can you assist me in purchasing other
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| | they inspect a real estate property for
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| homes for sale?
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| | sale that are only within their
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| Do you have a written marketing plan
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| | affordable price range.
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| designed to sell my real estate property
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| | There are two methods of doing this. The
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| quickly and for top dollar?
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| | standard way is to call or meet with a
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| Do you guarantee my satisfaction by
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| | loan agent, whether it's the bank or
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| allowing me to exit the selling agreement
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| | building society. Tell them your
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| at any time if I am not happy?
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| | financial and credit history, have the
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| If the agent you are interviewing does
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| | agent do a check on your credit rating ,
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| not answer the above questions to your
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| | after which the loan agent discusses with
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| satisfaction, find another agent who
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| | you the amount you qualify for.
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| does. Hundreds of reputable real estate
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| | Sometimes though the borrowers 'forget'
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| agents are out there, with brilliant
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| | to reveal late credit card payments,
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| track records and willing hearts. Get
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| | their new boat payment or car payment or
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| your contacts through word of mouth, or
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| | they may even resort to inflating their
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| if you want to be a little techie about
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| | income figures beyond reality.
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| it, consult real estate classifieds.
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| | The preferred method is to complete an
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| Location
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| | application, provide income, taxation and
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| You have no control over the location of
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| | employment records. The loan agent runs a
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| your present home, and your home's
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| | credit check, and then submits the file
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| location and setting influences its value
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| | to a lender for countersigning and
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| to some degree. has rental properties if
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| | approval. Then they will provide a
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| you are between houses with numerous
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| | commitment for a loan to you.
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| listings in many areas.
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| | This is also a powerful negotiating tool
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| For instance, a home inside a quiet court
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| | when presenting an offer to purchase.
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| or a new subdivision may sell for more
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| | Real estate sellers prefer to accept an
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| than the identical home on a busy street
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| | offer from a buyer who already has a loan
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| or close to a freeway or railway line.
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| | commitment than from those without.
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| Remote country areas typically sell for
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| | So to wrap up, here's the correct order
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| less than inner suburban and
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| | when you set out getting a new real
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| well-established homes. Even streets in
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| | estate property: Get a loan commitment
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| the same area may have different values
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| | first, and then find your dream house.
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| too. Views, rivers, and trees, schools,
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| | It' up to you if you're going to sell
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| churches, and shopping centres all come
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| | your house through a real estate agent or
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| into play when homes' prices are
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| | by yourself. Lots of free online
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| determined.
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| | classifieds are out there where you can
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| Home Prices
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| | list your home for free. The advantages
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| Your home must be priced within the
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| | of selling your house on your own is that
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| appropriate range. You must actually
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| | you have full control of all aspects and
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| 'sell' your property twice: first to the
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| | details, and you get to keep the profit
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| purchaser and also to the property
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| | all to yourself because you don't have to
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| appraiser. The buyer is more subjective
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| | for commission.
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| and compares the amenities of your home
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| | But if you don't want to spend the time
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| to those of the home they live in at
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| | and effort in putting up your homes for
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| present and other homes in the same price
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| | sale, then a real estate agent will
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| range.
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| | gladly do the job for you!
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| The appraiser is more objective and
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