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Listing tactics of real estate agent under fire
Reader Question: Hi Monty, I read your articles regularly and find them very helpful and now have a query myself. Our Realtor called us for permission not to present offers below asking price; we agreed, but I don’t understand it. Who does this help? Thank you for your assistance. Jan P. Monty’s Answer: A listing tactic…
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Before you become a real estate investor
Reader Question: I am 24 years old, single and college educated with a good job. I am fascinated with becoming a real estate investor, and I would appreciate any insights you would offer. The question is; Where do I start? Marc G. Monty’s Answer: Our country’s foundation is real estate. Real estate is the largest…
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The best tips to prepare your home “for sale”
Reader Question: Monty, we are getting our house ready to put on the market. The advice from different agents has generated a variety of contrasting opinions about how to prepare the house for showings. We feel like two of the agents are asking for way more tasks than is necessary. Do you have a specific…
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A home seller’s checklist
Reader Question: Monty, we are going to be selling our home soon. The word has gotten out in the neighborhood, and conflicting advice is pouring in about which agent to use and how to go about selling the house. How do we sort this out without upsetting the neighbors? Randy and Susan P. Monty’s Answer: Hello Randy and Susan,…
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Get foreclosure facts before going ahead.
Reader Question: Hi Monty, I have two homes and two mortgages. Home “A” is underwater, and I am unable to sell it for the remaining amount owing on its mortgage. Home “B” is fine, gaining in value and is my residence. Both “A” and “B” are within the same city. I fear home “A” will go…
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Four tips to make informed price reductions
Reader Question: My agent wants me to lower my price. The home has been on the market for less than a month for $349,900. She wants it to be $339,900. I cannot go any lower because I have a mortgage and a home equity loan of $260,000. What should I do? Monty’s Answer: Pricing a…
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Ten Best Tips For Home Sellers
Reader question: Monty, I cannot find that you have done “10 Tips” for home sellers. Do you have a “Top 10” list for someone thinking of selling? Rich M. – Rockford, IL Monty’s answer: Rich, I have created a “Top 10” list for home sellers to answer your question. If I were selling my home,…
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Terminate a listing agreement
Reader Question: To terminate a listing agreement may not be easy. We just listed our home with a company 3 weeks ago and we have some concerns on the Realtors marketing of our home. I emailed him ( so as to document it) and voiced my concerns in the method being used, MLS only. There are…
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When To Clean up, Paint up, Fix up Your Home
Why Is This So Important? First put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. Assume two homes are virtually identical. They are both the same price and in the same neighborhood. Except, one of them is un-kept. Which one will you buy? If you chose the un-kept one because it was 3 blocks closer to work, how much…