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When your home is on the market, must you show it to anyone who knocks? - - - Not a bit.
You can't screen out buyers just because they belong to classes protected under fair housing laws (and of course we know you wouldn't want to) -- race, religion, children, disability...
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Why not be there when the agent is showing your home? I could give you dozens of reasons!
First off, house-hunting is hard work. Buyers want to concentrate on the property, without stopping to relate to you. Falling in love with a house is like falling in love with a...
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Occasionally, a letter arrives from a reader of my syndicated column, asking for full instructions on how to sell a house without using a broker -- return envelope enclosed for my reply.
But when someone asked Louis Armstrong for a definition of jazz, he answered "If you...
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Tired of having THIS conversation with your listing agent?
Agent: "Those people who went through your house the other day decided to buy a different property. Their agent said that they liked your house, but it just wasn't what they were looking for."
Seller:"Wait a m
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When you were in hot pursuit of the "American Dream" you were excited about the future and owning your own home -- researching neighborhoods, searching MLS sites on the internet, viewing homebuyer’s magazines full of appealing homes that were just "minutes from the beach"...
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Meeting With Realtors
So you’ve decided to sell your home and have a fairly good idea of what you think it is worth. Being a sensible home seller, you schedule appointments with three local listing agents who’ve been hanging stuff on your front doorknob for years. Each...
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