Cynthia Trapp
Licensed in MI & IN Managing Broker, Edwardsburg & Niles Offices
REALTOR®, RSPS, SRS, ABR, GRI
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Is Your Home Ready To Hit The Market?
You've made up your mind that you're going to sell your home. But if you're unsure where to begin, it's easy to quickly feel out of your element. Here are some not-so-obvious steps you can take to make sure that your home is ready to hit the market.
First, you should take an honest look at your house. Can you spot any safety issues? Are there any needed repairs that you've just learned to live with? Be proactive and fix them now so a potential buyer won't have to point them out later, or worse yet, walk away from the sale if problems are revealed. But if you feel like you're in over your head, you should consider hiring a home inspector. Pre-listing ins...
December
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Before You Buy
You wouldn't shop at the grocery store and assume you can afford everything in your cart just because you had some money last week and expect more income soon. You'd check your bank balance before you got there so you'd know how much you could spend that day.
Shopping for houses is no different. Before you tour a single home, you need to know how much you can afford to pay. Not guess, not assume. Know. Unless you're going to pay cash, the only way to do this is to sit down ahead of time with a mortgage lender.
Why is this important? If you find a house...
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