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Can a Seller Back Out of a Contract?

A seller can back out of a real estate contract under different circumstances. Here's what you need to know about canceling a home sale contract.

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How Often Do Contingency Offers Fall Through?

Unfortunately, contingency offers do often fall through. This can happen due to financial issues, appraisal, and inspection problems.

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What Is a Seller's Net Sheet?

A seller's net sheet is a document prepared for sellers of a home. The sheet uses calculations to easily break down all the home sale proceeds.

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How to Pick a Good Listing Agent

When hiring a real estate agent, consider referrals, check online reviews, do background research, check the credentials, and shop around.

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When to Sell a Rental Property

When should I sell my rental property? The answer can depend on many factors. Know what you should consider before selling your investment.

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How to Find Buyers for Wholesaling Real Estate

A large part of wholesaling real estate involves finding buyers and building a buyer’s list. Luckily, there are many ways to find these buyers.

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Listing FSBO on Zillow: Is it Worth it?

Listing a home for sale by owner (FSBO) on Zillow has become a popular option among many sellers looking to avoid working with a realtor and save on commission fees. With that being said, listing your home FSBO with Zillow can come with potential legal costs or hidden costs. The

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Title vs Deed: What's the Difference?

While closely involved, understanding the differences between a title and a deed is key to easily navigating the home buying and selling process.

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Who is the Best iBuyer?

The real estate world keeps evolving with new trends emerging every single day. Nowadays, buyers and sellers of homes have more accessible, faster, and better ways of doing business. One of the latest trends taking the real estate world by storm are iBuyers These instant, online buyers have come in

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Selling a House When You Have Renters/Tenants

Looking to sell your rental apartment and worried about your renters? Well, the first thing you need to consider in such a situation is the tenant’s rights as stated in your lease or rental agreement. You also need to look at what your state and local laws dictate about

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Opendoor vs Zillow: iBuyer Showdown

Instant buyers, or iBuyers, are one of the most revolutionary changes currently being made to the residential real estate industry. The iBuying business, which emerged in 2014, uses algorithms to price homes and make instant offers in the attempt to resell for profit. These online sites have an automated, tech-first

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How Much Is Too Much For Closing Costs

If you’re selling or buying a house, you need to understand some of the things before starting the sale, including closing costs. Ask how much are closing costs? Typically, closing costs for mortgages run at 2% and 5% of the loan cost. This figure includes insurance, property taxes, and

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How to Handle Selling Paperwork. What's Included and What to Sign?

Selling a home is a long process that needs a lot of preparation and various documentations. It’s not something you can do with a handshake, and the deal is sealed. You need to prepare rounds of documents from yourself, your buyer, the lenders, the lawyers, and many other people

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How To Settle Multiple Competing Home Offers

While multiple offers on your house is a great problem to have, there are things to keep in mind for a smooth transaction and more money in your pocket!

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Don’t Sell To iBuyers: You Absolutely Won’t Get the Best Deal

Although convenient, iBuyers will not give you a quality offer. See why SimpleShowing will make your home sell for more and with fewer fees!

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What are the Fees When Selling a House?

What are the fees when selling a house? SimpleShowing discusses how to navigate the sometimes hidden costs and fees associated with selling your home.

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When Will the Housing Market Crash?

While stay-at-home culture has resulted in a booming housing market, there is increasing concern that this price bubble may soon burst. Are the rumors true?

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Should I Sell My Home Before I Buy?

It’s safe to say that 2021 looks a lot different than it did last year, and if you have wanted to get into a new home, your plans may have been placed on the back burner due to COVID-19. If you’re wondering if now is the time to

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Real Estate Commissions: Everything You Need To Know

As you may know, real estate agents make their money from commissions. When agents work with clients to buy or sell properties, they take a certain percentage or flat fee of that sales price as payment for their services. Real estate commissions are not cheap, and although sellers are acutely

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12 Tips To Make The Most Profit When Selling Your House

If you are selling your home, you'll want to do everything you can to get the most money possible for it in a highly competitive market. From making the interior and exterior more appealing to upgrading the home’s operation systems, you can do a wide range of things to

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The Ultimate Guide To Selling Your Home

Selling your home soon and hoping to avoid home seller's remorse? Struggling to navigate the confusing process of selling your home? We get it! Unless you work in real estate, selling your home is something you might not have done in many years - if ever! It's overwhelming. This informative

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How to Get Your House Ready to Sell

Thinking about selling your house, but not sure exactly where to start? How exactly do you get your house ready to sell? Preparing your home for potential buyers can be a daunting task. You must be able to commit to transforming your home into a place that home buyers can

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Should You Sell Your House to a Friend?

Whenever you’re facing a large financial decision like selling your home, things rarely go 100% smoothly. In some scenarios, you might have a friend or neighbor who hear that you're moving and want to buy your home from you. Now, this may sound like the easier route since you

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6 Landscaping Tips to Improve Curb Appeal

When prospective buyers are on the hunt for a home, the majority are mainly concerned with how the inside of the house looks. While you should keep this in mind when putting your home up for sale, it's also important not to forget about how the outside of your home

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What is Due Diligence in Real Estate?

So you've found that perfect home, made an offer, and the sellers have accepted your offer. Once the contract goes binding, you've now entered the due diligence period. Many home buyers struggle with the due diligence process. It can be overwhelming and frustrating, especially if you don’t know where