Selling a Home

Safety When Selling

I was reading some information from the Staging Association I belong to, regarding valuables you may have in your home when it's up for sale. While I always try and...
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Should you rent your home intead of selling?

With declining market values the last few years more homeowners are considering renting their home instead of selling, becoming unintentional landlords. If you are thinking about this option, do your homework...
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Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Rain is falling.  Spring is stalling!  Here in Minnesota, we had been enjoying some absolutely fantastic Spring weather.  Warm breezes and sunny skies were setting all sorts of records.  We were spoiled, thinking we...
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Love Is In The Air!

  For the past few days I have been listening to nature's transition to spring come alive once again!  The cardinals in our yard have been singing their little hearts out,...
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New financing and short sale guidelines effective today

FHA Upfront MIP  increases from 1.75% to 2.25% Effective today for all new FHA mortgage files, the upfront mortgage insurance premium increases by one-half percent, from 1.75% to 2.25%. This translates to an...
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How long should you keep financial records?

If you are busy tossing things as you prepare to move and are trying to decide what financial records you should keep and what you can shred you may find this timeline from Bankrate.com useful. FINANCIAL...
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It’s Not Empty Anymore and It Sold!!!

Last week I showed you "before" pictures of an empty house we were staging.  It turned out so well! This is a great home and a little furniture really helped…..the...
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Who knew a sofa and bed would make the difference?

This is a pretty impressive staging story about a house that had been on the market about a month with tons of showings but no offers. It's a really cute...
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