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It's Harder Buying a Bank Owned Home Than a Regular Home

With so many bank-owned homes on the market, some home buyers are wondering about the differences between buying bank owned vs. a regular home. And why wouldn't a buyer be tempted...
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Does a Bank Only Do a Short Sale if a Seller is Delinquent?

Many sellers automatically assume that they have to be delinquent to do a short sale. I've heard agents express the belief as well -- that short sales are granted only to...
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How to Get a Mortgage When You Have Bad Credit

The problem with getting a bad credit mortgage is it's expensive. The only people making loans to people with bad credit are the guys who are charging an arm and a...
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Should You Write a Back Up Offer?

Buyers don't often think about putting in a backup offer. I suspect it's the fear of the unknown, and buyers probably think it's not worth their time. Another reason could be...
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How Flexible is That Short Sale Price?

After all these years of short sales, there are still buyer's agents who ask if the seller is willing to take less than the advertised short sale price. Not only...
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Struggling Homeowners Take on Roommates

In order to reduce expenses, some cash-strapped home buyers are teaming up with a friend to buy a home together as tenants in common instead of buying as a single...
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Buying Before Dumping Your Short Sale Home

I get calls from a lot of underwater sellers who ask about buying a new home before selling a short sale. It's a perfectly reasonable question. Sellers want to know if...
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How Long Should a Seller Wait for Offer Acceptance?

You can't put off offer acceptance or rejection. I realize that sellers would prefer to have the luxury of a little bit of time to think about an offer and...
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How to Buy a Cheap Foreclosure

Buyers tend to lean toward checking out foreclosures for one reason and one reason only, and that is to buy a cheap foreclosure. Because it's the cheap price on that foreclosure...
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It Might Be Smart to Rent Out a House That You Can't Sell

If you can't sell your home, it might be a good time to think about whether it's smart to rent out a house. If you ask an agent, he or she...
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Source: About Home Buying / Selling

Get the latest headlines from the About.com Home Buying / Selling GuideSite.

It's Harder Buying a Bank Owned Home Than a Regular Home

With so many bank-owned homes on the market, some home buyers are wondering about the differences between buying bank owned vs. a regular home. And why wouldn't a buyer be tempted...
full story >>

Does a Bank Only Do a Short Sale if a Seller is Delinquent?

Many sellers automatically assume that they have to be delinquent to do a short sale. I've heard agents express the belief as well -- that short sales are granted only to...
full story >>

How to Get a Mortgage When You Have Bad Credit

The problem with getting a bad credit mortgage is it's expensive. The only people making loans to people with bad credit are the guys who are charging an arm and a...
full story >>

Should You Write a Back Up Offer?

Buyers don't often think about putting in a backup offer. I suspect it's the fear of the unknown, and buyers probably think it's not worth their time. Another reason could be...
full story >>

How Flexible is That Short Sale Price?

After all these years of short sales, there are still buyer's agents who ask if the seller is willing to take less than the advertised short sale price. Not only...
full story >>

Struggling Homeowners Take on Roommates

In order to reduce expenses, some cash-strapped home buyers are teaming up with a friend to buy a home together as tenants in common instead of buying as a single...
full story >>

Buying Before Dumping Your Short Sale Home

I get calls from a lot of underwater sellers who ask about buying a new home before selling a short sale. It's a perfectly reasonable question. Sellers want to know if...
full story >>

How Long Should a Seller Wait for Offer Acceptance?

You can't put off offer acceptance or rejection. I realize that sellers would prefer to have the luxury of a little bit of time to think about an offer and...
full story >>

How to Buy a Cheap Foreclosure

Buyers tend to lean toward checking out foreclosures for one reason and one reason only, and that is to buy a cheap foreclosure. Because it's the cheap price on that foreclosure...
full story >>

It Might Be Smart to Rent Out a House That You Can't Sell

If you can't sell your home, it might be a good time to think about whether it's smart to rent out a house. If you ask an agent, he or she...
full story >>

Source: About Home Buying / Selling

Get the latest headlines from the About.com Home Buying / Selling GuideSite.

It's Harder Buying a Bank Owned Home Than a Regular Home

With so many bank-owned homes on the market, some home buyers are wondering about the differences between buying bank owned vs. a regular home. And why wouldn't a buyer be tempted...
full story >>

Does a Bank Only Do a Short Sale if a Seller is Delinquent?

Many sellers automatically assume that they have to be delinquent to do a short sale. I've heard agents express the belief as well -- that short sales are granted only to...
full story >>

How to Get a Mortgage When You Have Bad Credit

The problem with getting a bad credit mortgage is it's expensive. The only people making loans to people with bad credit are the guys who are charging an arm and a...
full story >>

Should You Write a Back Up Offer?

Buyers don't often think about putting in a backup offer. I suspect it's the fear of the unknown, and buyers probably think it's not worth their time. Another reason could be...
full story >>

How Flexible is That Short Sale Price?

After all these years of short sales, there are still buyer's agents who ask if the seller is willing to take less than the advertised short sale price. Not only...
full story >>

Struggling Homeowners Take on Roommates

In order to reduce expenses, some cash-strapped home buyers are teaming up with a friend to buy a home together as tenants in common instead of buying as a single...
full story >>

Buying Before Dumping Your Short Sale Home

I get calls from a lot of underwater sellers who ask about buying a new home before selling a short sale. It's a perfectly reasonable question. Sellers want to know if...
full story >>

How Long Should a Seller Wait for Offer Acceptance?

You can't put off offer acceptance or rejection. I realize that sellers would prefer to have the luxury of a little bit of time to think about an offer and...
full story >>

How to Buy a Cheap Foreclosure

Buyers tend to lean toward checking out foreclosures for one reason and one reason only, and that is to buy a cheap foreclosure. Because it's the cheap price on that foreclosure...
full story >>

It Might Be Smart to Rent Out a House That You Can't Sell

If you can't sell your home, it might be a good time to think about whether it's smart to rent out a house. If you ask an agent, he or she...
full story >>