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2017
Should a listing agent ever tell a Home Buyer they do NOT need a home inspection. Well one told my buyer just that. Yes, this Manchester NH area home was completely renovated. Yes it appears everything has been redone. But t is what you do not see that you need worry about. A foreclosure, bought...
02/28/2017
There is a great deal of people looking t be home owners. Many buyers are stepping up their plans on news interest rates could increase late in the year. The spring market seemingly brings an additional increase in those looking for the dream of home ownership. In walks a neatly dressed young co...
02/27/2017
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When we came upon this Concord NH area home, another buyer came running out with their agent saying :you do not want to go in there." My buyer looks at me, and walks faster.... toward the building. His motto is the dirtier the better. Less offers to compete with. Have you ever seen a Home Buye...
02/26/2017
There is a myth that Home Sellers should avoid VA or FHA buyers. Here in the Manchester NH area Home, home owners are learning they can get a high price by selling to a VA buyer. VA appraisals require extensive repairs. This is inaccurate. It is more accurate to say that the VA requires move-...
02/25/2017
There is a trend in Real Estate that giving buyers a big case of nerves. Not just here in the Manchester NH area Home but across the country, under writers are giving buyers, sellers and agents fits. It may sound harsh, but this is "the new mortgage world" we live in. It is common for under writ...
02/24/2017
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The phone rings and a frantic caller asks why I send her a post card calling her "Expired"? You see her Manchester NH area home was listed and the contract to list it expired with her old agent. This is what Realtors call "an expired". Her next question was "why didn't all these agent bring buye...
02/24/2017
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Why can't I get a great deal on that home, the Bank is just going to take it anyway? That is the call I just got on a Manchester NH area home. It is only one of many calls and emails every week that are similar. The basic premise is can a buyer purchase a home that is in the foreclosure process?...
02/23/2017
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Yes, that is a trap door located on the inside of the front door. The pit is about 9 feet deep. This Windham NH area home was part of Searles Castle. Built around 1905, this home was originally the guest house. It had it all. Complete with a stone wall surrounding it. Secret stairways and this p...
02/22/2017
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You are seeing it here first, A BANK OWNED Home coming soon in Derry NH 03038. Exclusively listed by the Godzyk Real Estate Services. This home features 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It will be sold AS IS and is a "cash only" sale. The price is coming soon. Previews and Showings are by appoin...
02/21/2017
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The Loan Officer tells the Buyer "there is enough blame to go around for everyone". Frankly, it offended the Buyer more than comforted them. See, right before a closing on a Manchester NH area Home, the appraisal was deemed "FAILED". What failed is my question? The appraiser wrote "that the ho...
02/21/2017