Selling a Home

How to Bury a Statue of St. Joseph for Luck

By joshcrank

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There’s an old Catholic tradition that burying a statue of St. Joseph upside down in your back yard will help you sell your house. Whether you believe it or not, simply follow these steps if you think it’s worth a try... more »

How to Choose a Real Estate Agent to Sell a House

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Selling a home can be a grueling experience - and a good real estate agent can make the whole process a lot easier... more »

How to Determine the Value of a Home

By wendyr

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Whether you are buying, selling, or just looking, you will want to accurately determine the market value of a home before taking action. Here are several ways you can gather enough data to make your own decision on the value of a home... more »

How to Feng Shui: Speed Up A House Sale

By DesignPro

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This ancient Chinese art is known to bring happiness and prosperity, improve one's health and give harmony to a home. It can also help to sell your house faster by combining elements to induce a sale. Why not give it a try?.. more »

How to Find a Good Tenant

By BASHARAT SHAH, MD

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If you have property and want to rent it to a dependable tenant without hiring a real estate agent, here is a safe way to get one... more »

How to Get a Home Appraisal in Las Vegas

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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A home appraisal is a market valuation of real estate or property by a professional. Before a bank or lender will invest its money in your home loan, it will require an appraisal to make sure the property is as valuable as you say it is. The ... more »

How to Get Ready for an Open House

By favefive

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If you are selling your home, you want to be able to sell as fast as possible. Scheduling an open house allows would-be buyers to look at your home at a given day and time. It gives you exposure to agents scouting for places for their clients and ... more »

How to Prepare a House To Sell

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Preparing a house for sale is the first step in selling the house. First impressions are important. With that in mind, here are some steps to help you ensure that your house looks good both on the outside and the inside so that you can sell it ... more »

How to Prepare Your Home for Sale

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Real-estate agents have a saying: "The way you sell your home is not the way you live in it." Try to look at your home through the eyes of a potential buyer when you're preparing it for sale. The hard part? Keeping the house spotless day after ... more »

How to Sell Your Home Without a Real Estate Broker

By Judy Cutler

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There a tips to making your home attractive to buyers and ways to help them decide it is for them. They must feel at home when they step in the door. I have sold 4 of my homes without a realtor... more »

How to Stage the Exterior of your House

By pianistic

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You are ready to sell your house, but is the outside looking as good as the inside? Here are some tips to stage the exterior of your house... more »

How to Accept an Offer on a Home Contingent on the Sale of the Buyer's Home

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Not all buyers are created equal. A buyer who has yet to sell his other home is still an eligible buyer, but you want to proceed with caution... more »

How to Avoid Foreclosure

By pianistic

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Are you having trouble keeping up with your mortgage payments? Have you received a notice from your lender asking you to contact them? Here are some tips to help you... more »

How to Buy and Sell a Fixer-Upper

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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It just needs a little TLC, right? If you're willing to put some elbow grease into it, buying and selling a fixer-upper can be a profitable endeavor. But there's a level of risk involved, not to mention a substantial commitment of time and effort ... more »

How to Choose a Real Estate Agent

By Bobbi Holmes

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If you are a potential homebuyer who is contemplating a jump into this buyer's real estate market, consider enlisting the services of a licensed real estate agent who is a REALTORº. Typically, homebuyers do not pay for the services of real ... more »

How to Decide on Upgrades to Make Before You Sell Your Home

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Deciding what to upgrade in your home before you try to sell it takes a lot of thought. You don't want to do too little - but you don't want to do too much, either... more »

How to flip a house

By dasbootjoe

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Will get some tips on how to flip your first property.. more »

How to Flip a House With a $5,000 Budget

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Flipping a house on a budget is a real challenge--but if you are handy with doing household repairs, it can be done. The secret to flipping a house with little money is not only your labor, but finding the right house... more »

How to Get a Higher Appraisal

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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If you’re thinking of putting a piece of real estate on the market, you may be wondering how to come up with a profitable asking price. For many sellers, the first step is to contact an appraiser to find out the true value of the property. A ... more »

How to Get a Property Appraisal

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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People get home appraisals for any number of reasons: to determine the market value of a residence as part of a divorce settlement; to establish an inherited home's valuation; to verify equity for removing Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI); or to ... more »

How to Have a Public Open House

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Sunday open houses have become a real estate ritual. If you prepare for yours correctly, it can be an excellent selling tool... more »

How to List Real Estate on the MLS

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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The Real Estate MLS, or Multi-List, is a roster of all residential properties in a geographic area that local real estate professionals are allowed to show prospective buyers. The quickest way to get your home on that list is to sign a listing ... more »

How to Pick A Sure-Fire Real Estate Agent

By chihova1

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There are two types of real estate agents. The "seller's" agent, which is by far the best known, and the "buyers" agent. (Note! The information I am about to give you is in no way directed toward any individual person. I am ... more »

How to Prevent a Foreclosure - Short Sale, Loan Modification and Beyond - A Good Loss Mitigator - Traps and Pitfalls

By Alexander Paykin, JD

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Whether you're about to have your house sold at auction, or you've just missed your first payment, you still have options! In fact, even if you're still making your payments on time, but feel that in the near future, you won't be able to keep ... more »

How to Reduce Real Estate Commissions

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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The standard real estate commission of 6 percent can persuade homeowners to raise their selling price or reduce their profits. Neither are attractive choices. The brokerage industry is feeling the pressure to lower their rates, because today's ... more »

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