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Get to Know WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Wayne Murray Properties’ Agent Saralyn McIver

Potential homebuyers listen up, there’s a new agent in town, and she’s on a roll. Houston realtor Saralyn McIver recently announced her decision to join the Weichert Realtors-Wayne Murray Properties team, a client-centered company that currently holds the title as the largest privately held national real estate company in the United States. A Texas native for over 12 years, she’s no stranger to what it means to be a Texan. However, it’s not just her extensive knowledge of the area that…

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Ready To Buy Phuket Real Estate? Use These Tips!

There are so many challenging aspects about buying a home: searching, searching, understanding the regulations, so the whole process can be overwhelming and complex. Knowing something about all the various tricks for purchasing a home is critical. Be moderate in your approach when considering a purchase of real estate negotiations.Many people get too aggressive so that they can get a great deal, but this doesn’t always work in their favor. Be clear about what you want, however, let your Realtor…

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Five Ways to Save Thousands of Dollars and Buy a Cheap Home

Do you know how to find cheap homes? Although there are many different ways of finding cheap homes, there are just about five rules you need to master for this goal. Once you have mastered them you will be able to save yourself thousands of dollars from your next home purchase. Get Dave the Property Guy to assist you. Head to the Cheap Towns You can’t find a cheap home in an expensive city, so you need to head to…

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What You Should Do After You Move Into a House

The First Week Install new locks. Make extra sets of keys. Buy a fire extinguisher for the kitchen and garage. Install or check the batteries in the smoke detectors. Who’s Taking Pictures? The first 6 months you will notice people taking pictures of your house. They are real estate appraisers. When you had an appraisal for your purchase, the appraiser had to take photos of similar home sales. Lenders require photos of comparable sales used in an appraisal. Now your…

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Buying Florida Real Estate

Things to Consider Planning to move out of the area in a couple of years? If so you may be better off not buying a home now. The cost of selling a house generally falls in a range of 7% 8% of the sale price which may be more than the appreciation of the house. Check out this Rent vs. Buying web site to compare the advantages of each. Thinking about changing jobs? It might be best to wait until…

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Real Estate Closing Costs

Down Payment Most lenders require at least 10% of the purchase price, though new programs are available for 3%-5% down. 100% financing can be found, but you credit must be excellent and PMI insurance will be required. Loan Origination Fee A lender’s fee for establishing a new loan. Government regulations allow only 1% origination fee on FHA or VA loans. Conventional loan fees can vary from -1 to 3+ points, plus other costs. A point is 1% of the loan….

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