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How to Attract Renters When Buying Investment Real Estate in Central Florida

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Getting started in the world of real estate investing can be complicated, overwhelming, and stressful. To help give you the boost you need to start seeing returns sooner rather than later, here’s how to attract renters when buying investment real estate in Central Florida. Peruse the Listings The first step to attracting renters to your … Continued

5 Tips To Make The Closing Process Go Smoothly In Central Florida

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You’re nearing the final stages of buying or selling your house. Everything looks to be in order for closing, but is it, really? Repair disputes can crop up at any time to delay closing. And even a seemingly simple cash deal can fall through owing to, say, a mechanic’s lien that had been overlooked or … Continued

4 Home Appraisal Stories You Need to Stop Believing in Florida

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Whether you are a home buyer or seller, an appraisal is a key part of the whole process. And in many cases, a real estate valuation, an appraisal, seems to be purely arbitrary and overly complicated. Fundamentally, though, an appraisal is data-driven: it is simply an opinion about a home’s value derived from similar-housing data … Continued

Risks of Not Hiring A Buyers Agent in Central Florida

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It’s the realtor’s ideal situation. They hold an open house for an existing client and you walk in. You love the house and are ready to make an offer but you haven’t hired an agent yet. The seller’s agent explains that he can be a dual agent. It makes sense since he can expedite the … Continued

How To Calculate The True Value of Your House In Central Florida

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If you intend to sell your house, you certainly need to know it’s value. The problem is that “value” has different meanings in different contexts and for different people. For example, the valuation can vary according to whether it is done for tax or lending purposes. But for selling purposes, your house is worth what someone is … Continued

How To Win A Bidding War On A Central Florida Property

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It’s the ideal situation for a seller, but a bidding war isn’t always so great for buyers. As a buyer caught up in a bidding war on a Central Florida property, you need some way to come out ahead of the competing bidders – that is, without offering a ridiculous amount for the purchase price. … Continued