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Howto: Step by Step Guide to Renting out your home.

September 26, 2011

Tweet By: Aaron Lennon, Buyer Specialist / Experienced Landlord on the Spokane Home Guy Group. (509) 869-2613 Getting Started: Often knowing where to start is difficult. It is important to get as much rent as possible but to do that you need to have qualified applicants to choose from. Finding quality tenants is pretty easy [...]

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Spokane For Sale By Owner; Not a bad idea, if done correctly.

September 23, 2011

Tweet First, this isn’t a for sale by owner bashing session, I believe in it. After all, I’ve sold several homes on my own before getting into Real Estate. I understand why most people do it, but think that most people do it wrong. I talk to a lot of Spokane FSBO’s, I think they [...]

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Online Foreclosure Auctions, great values but watch out…

September 21, 2011

Tweet Everyone loves a good auction. For some reason Auctions get everyone excited and though not very common, most people believe they get a better deal at an auction. I think because the price starts low, but what most people don’t consider is that there are ten, sometimes twenty other parties bidding against you… and [...]

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REO Asking Price vs. Market Value – sometimes they aren’t so far apart.

September 19, 2011

Tweet A common misconception with bank owned homes is that the bank is itching to get rid of them and will make great sacrifices [in price] to unload the burdened property. While they may be in an uncomfortable position with the asset, they are far from “motivated” beyond wanting to sell the property within their [...]

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Bank of America : Hurry up and wait, a story of one short sale fiasco.

September 16, 2011

Tweet We had a great experience with a Bank Of America Short Sale this year. We’ve been working a short sale on this property for quite some time, burned through a few offers due to the long delay in response from Bank Of America (this was prior to the Equator System — and right as [...]

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Why financing is so important… Period.

September 14, 2011

Tweet Financing, while an easy process… has become more strict in its processes and lending practices. The good ol’ days of asset lending and stated income are gone (albeit not for good, but for a while). Mortgage lenders are requiring more information up front and they are checking it thoroughly. Sellers are checking too. One [...]

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New Bank Owned Home Supply Exceeds Demand

September 12, 2011

Tweet We’ve been reading a TON of articles, this one is just one of many. Indicating that there is a ton of Bank Owned inventory sitting in the shadows. Some industry experts call this “Shadow Inventory.” The truth of the matter is that people are being foreclosed on at an alarming rate, most foreclosures have [...]

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Sometimes Our Job Is Rough…

August 5, 2011

Tweet Some days are just rough, like when the weather is in the 90′s without a cloud in the sky and we’re asked to show lake properties all day. I mean, could it get any better hiking property along Hayden Lake an Lake Coeur d’Alene for eight hours, judging scenic views and waterfront quality? We [...]

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Home Improvements: When smart people do dumb things.

August 2, 2011

Tweet I will be the first to admit. When it comes to home improvements, I fall way short of the bar. My weekend projects proved no different, but at least I’m consistent, right? Crystal and I have been planning on selling our home for the past couple weeks. Week-by-week we slowly work on the many [...]

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Spokane Construction Projects

July 29, 2011

Tweet You don’t have to go far to be in earshot of someone discussing complaining about the road construction in Spokane. I’ll be the first to admit, when I’m late to an appointment and sitting in the hot sun waiting my turn to move ten feet on the freeway, I’m one of them. When you [...]

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