September 6, 2017

With the recent crash of the real estate market, foreclosures abound and seem like a great deal for many. After all, who wouldn’t want to save money on a home purchase? But SHOULD you pursue a foreclosed home? It’s important that you consider the following before jumping in: Banks can be very frustrating to work

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September 5, 2017

Short sales shouldn’t be a mystery to anyone anymore…however I am still shocked at just how many buyer’s agents attempt to represent clients through these transactions without the slightest clue of how short sales work. This along with inexperienced listing agents on the other side of the short sale are likely the #1 reason so many short sales fail. Time and

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September 5, 2017

As a would be homebuyer wanting to go see homes there are generally two initial questions you are likely to encounter when talking to real estate agents: #1 – Are you working with a Realtor in your home search? The reason Realtors ask this is to find out whether you are already working with another real

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September 5, 2017

WHEN FACED WITH COMPETITION FOR THE NEW HAVEN COUNTY HOME YOU WANT TO BUY – CONSIDER THESE 4 TIPS TO BECOMING THE WINNING BIDDER:Be flexible! Find out a little more about the seller’s situation. Are they trying to find a new home to buy while selling the old? Perhaps they could use a longer time to close or

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September 5, 2017

Yes – it is quite common for home buyers to ask sellers to contribute money towards their closing costs.An example of how this works is: John and Mary want to buy a Woodbridge, CT home for $200,000.  John and Mary anticipate $8,000 of closing costs to be due at closing. They offer the sellers $208,000 with

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