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What you can do to speed up the sale.... 1. Have a garage sale ( but advertise it!) to get rid of a few household items you no longer have use for...and use the opportunity to hand out a sales flyer about your home to every person that comes by! 2. Make sure to put "Shown By Appointment Only" bel...

FSBO Internet techniques Not just for Central Ontario anymore!! If you are the owner of the house and want to sell it, direct the "for sale by owner" or FSBO technique is a better option for you to get financial gain from it. The local property market (Simcoe county), although vibrant, may requir...

Learn 5 Ways to Sell your Home Privately with no commissions In order to sell your house fast without a Real state Agent you must learn new and creative selling techniques. You can do what the Realtors do (sell and market homes) if you're willing to put in the sweat to make it happen. Saving mone...

Tip #1- Handling Low offers while controlling your emotions!! Selling your home on your own can be a scary and daunting task. In the process of selling your home privately you've made the decision to save commissions and sell without the help of a real estate agent.  These FSBO sales Tips are her...

More good economic news for Ontario's Simcoe County. Local municipalities got a huge boost of cash from the Ontario Government. The one time only injection was based on population. But the good news is that everyone got there fair share.  Estimates for jobs is a added 11,000 new jobs in Ontario w...

More good economic news for Central Ontario and Orillia. As discussed in my last investing fundamantal ( ripple effect), Forbes has rated Toronto in there Top ten most powerful cities in the world. It is only natural then, due to the real estate ripple effect that Orillia and Barrie will (are) be...

They always told us to go Variable.... From all my past knowledge, the real estate experts have always told me to go with variable rates on my mortgage. And these days, does that ever make sense!! The variable is quickly affected by the interest rate changes done by the Bank of Canada rate adjust...

Critical analysis of real estate fees I know that agents consider anyone critical of real estate fees a vile and disgusting creature, but consider the following detailed articles:  http://aei-brookings.org/admin/authorpdfs/redirect-safely.php?fname=../pdffiles/phpXf.pdf http://www.thexbroker.com/...

Smaller Cities in Canada (like Orillia, Midland, and Barrie) still best for real estate The Report on Business in The Globe and Mail Tuesday really emphasizes housing affordability as the prime indices for what is happening in the real estate investment market. The smaller cities will fare best i...

Orillia's time has come for a local for sale by owner real estate company With all the growth predicted for Orillia, it is only a matter of time before we will see new and novel approaches to selling your home on your own. Growth means change and change is coming to Orillia Ontario.  In many ways...