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5 Questions to Ask Homeowners When Looking at a Home to Buy

March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Buyer Tips, Real Estate Investing

Ask them how long they’ve lived in the home. This gets the conversation going and starts the process of you gathering information from the homeowners. (“It seems like this is a nice area to live. How long have you lived here, in this house?”)
Ask them if they plan on living in the same [...]

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How to Handle Hopeless Real Estate Negotiation Situations

November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Buyer Tips, Real Estate Investing

Let’s say you’ve been negotiating hard. You want to buy a home, for example, but the seller is getting hard-nosed about accepting your offers.
If you’re submitting offers on a property that have included inspection contingencies – this means you have the authority to inspect the home and ask for repairs to be done by [...]

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Get in Control: The Nickel and Dime Approach to Negotiating

November 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Buyer Tips, Real Estate Investing

Today’s lesson is on the difference between a nickel and a dime.
Well, not literal nickel and dimes. We know that obviously nickels are 5 cents while dimes are 10 cents. But it’s time to learn to apply this to negotiation strategies.
If we’re negotiating with a seller, then we want them to drop their price for [...]

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