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Category: Home Buying Guides

  • HowTo buy a HUD Home

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    So, you are looking into Hud Homes because you hear you can get them for a good price…. Lets look at what it takes to buy one and the process you need to follow. First What is a Hud Home? Hud The Department of Housing and Urban Development often gets homes that are up for…

  • Pre Purchase Home Inspections

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    Pre-Purchase Home Inspections are important for any prospective property buyer for two big reasons. First it provides you information about the condition of the property so you can haggle price and second if the condition is such that improvement costs outweigh the resulting resale value or conditions are so bad that total demolition of the…

  • Working with Contractors

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    As an investor your profit margin is much more important when you work with contractors then it may be for the average home buyer that feels a kitchen remodel will bring them money when they sell their home in 5 or 10 years. The Contractor that you hire can make or break your profit in…

  • The MLS System

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    One of the resources that all property investors should make use of is their local and the national Multi Listing Service, MLS System. The Realtors in your area and nationally depend on the MLS system to inform other Realtors about properties that are available by registered Realtors. This does not mean that every property in…

  • Flipping Houses 101

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    In this special series of HowTos we will look at the in’s and out’s of home buying and selling for a profit.  There are many different levels of investors in the home improvement business and no matter where you start you should have an understanding of what you wish to accomplish and what it will…