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An Estate Sale Appraisal Process

Robinson Appraisal Group

An Estate Sale Appraisal Process. After 25 years of handling estate sale appraisal in the Baltimore Metropolitan area I have seen my fair share of estate sales. But what is an estate sale? An estate sale means a person has died and the party/parties that inherited the property are selling it. Estate properties usually are priced well to reflect that fact that they need work.

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Patch of Land to Attend Pitbull's 47th National Hard Money Conference

Patch of Land

The Pitbull Conference is the oldest and largest organization of its kind in the country: educating brokers, lenders, and investors as to the emerging opportunities that exist in hard money lending. Their success can be attributed to their track record of consistently producing quality events for industry professionals to network and grow their businesses.

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Tenant Troubles: Who Is Responsible for Problems in Your Rental?

Zillow

One of renting's major benefits is that you don’t have to worry about upkeep, maintenance and expensive repairs. So when things go bad - your dishwasher stops working, the roof is leaking or the bugs just won’t go away - your first call is usually your landlord. But how do you know what’s really their responsibility and what falls to you?

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Don’t Sign a Contract With a Builder Until You’ve Done These 5 Things!

Hood Homes Blog

Updated 9/21/18; Originally published 2/7/16. It’s awesome! Your dream home. You’ve gone to a few builder model homes in Killeen , Harker Heights , and Copperas Cove , and this is The One. You’re excited. Your spouse is ecstatic. You’re already picking out the floors, paint, brick and browsing furniture at Ikea. The builder’s rep already preapproved you with their lender and has a contract out ready for you to sign.

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How I Bought a Home in Killeen, TX for $55/mo

Hood Homes Blog

Updated 9/20/18; Originally published 2/1/16. It is a strategy nick-named “ House Hacking ”, and I wish I had done it the first two homes I bought (I figured it out by the third home!). What is it? Multi-families. E.g. Duplexes and Fourplexes. Duplexes and Fourplexes (or Quadplexes) can be bought with traditional, residential financing ( VA loan, FHA, Conventional etc.), just like any traditional single-family home, as long as you choose to live in one of the units.

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Where Does My Real Estate Agent Spend All that Commission?

Hood Homes Blog

Updated 9/20/18; originally published 8/6/15. Takeaways. Understanding what happens with the commission can help sellers understand why agents charge what they do. The median income for agents nationally is rather modest – even more so in a lower price point area like Killeen. A good agent should be worth the commission and then some. Don’t settle for less.