Top 5 Things to Know About Real Estate Appraisals(pt 2)
Nearly all of us have been to open houses, some of us to so many that they all look the same after a while. There are ways to distinguish your home from the pack, however, and it’s easier than you may think.
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Top 5 Things to Know Hard Equity Financing
Hard equity financing, also referred to as an investor loan, is a rarely used and often misunderstood form of borrowing by the average consumer. Back in the 80s, when rates were high, investor loans really came into their own.
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Top 5 Things to Know About Real Estate Appraisals
When buying a home, we all want to know
we are getting the best deal possible. We
want to know that spending our hard
earned money is worth it.
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Top 5 Things to Know About Underwriting
Many of us who have purchased homes in the past have visions of the underwriters responsible for approving our mortgages. We envision back rooms, smoke and mirrors, and a big guy in a pinstripe suit (smoking a cigar) who says, "Yeah, I think he's good for it."
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Gardens and Gazebos
As millions of Americans jump into their car this weekend and drive somewhere to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, many of us prefer to relax by not going anywhere further than our own back yard.
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Top 5 Questions to Ask Ask Your Contractor
Most of us have seen the movie "The Money Pit" where mishap after mishap culminates in a historic home almost entirely collapsing while Tom Hanks looks on in disbelief.
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Lee County is Doggone Friendly
Are Lee County, Auburn and Opelika "pet friendly" places to live and visit? The answer is a resounding "yes"!
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The Ultimate Stove for The Ultimate Stove for Your Kitchen
Does the thought of eight burners, dual convection and miles of stainless steel get your heart racing? Maybe you're set on that ceramic flattop stove that's so easy to clean, or the traditional four-burner gas cook top that's been reliable for years.
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Top 5 Questions to Ask About Title Insurance
Many of us have been enamored by stories of people picking up homes for pennies on the dollar at tax and foreclosure sales. What you don't know about the process, though, is that title problems can cost you some, if not all, of your profits.
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Sometimes Only a Burger Will Do
Nearly all Americans (except vegetarians, I suppose) crave a really good burger once in a while. A sizzling burger, a freshly baked bun and some crispy golden fries sound pretty enticing anytime, don't they?
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Top 5 Things a Buyer Should Know Before Signing a Contract
It's the perfect house. You've already pictured moving in and where to put all the furniture. Soon enough, you'll be sipping sweet tea on the back porch.
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'Tis the Season... for Barbecue
This is the time of year I love to get out the BBQ and cook outside nearly every day. The weather here in Lee County has been pleasantly mild, the spring vegetables look fantastic and I found the perfect grill (for me, anyway).
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A Big City Museum with a Small Town Attitude
The pace of life in Lee County is just a little different. We are not a city of hundreds of thousands or even millions like Atlanta or Birmingham. There is no real rush hour with daily traffic jams of commuters fighting to get to work on time.
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Top 5 Items Items to Improve Curb Appeal
Last week in HomeSeeker we talked a little bit about curb appeal. Curb appeal is that extra something about your home that makes buyers want to take a peek inside.
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Spring is in the Air
It’s so nice to wake up in the
morning to birds singing, blue
skies and mild weather. The leaves
have sprouted on the trees and the
season's first flowers are blooming.
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A Passion for Real Estate
Long before I entered the
culinary world, I felt a true passion
about all things relating to real
estate. When I look back at that
special time in my life, what it really
came down to was helping people
fulfi ll their aspirations.
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Top 5 Items to Be Wary of When You Receive an Offer
Your Realtor calls and gives you the news you've been waiting to hear; a buyer has made an offer on your home. Before you begin salivating in anticipation, there are a few things to look out for in any offer before you consider signing it.
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Loachapoka: Seven miles and 150 years from Auburn
Leave Auburn and head east on Alabama Highway 14. Keep the afternoon sun in front of you and the railroad tracks on your left. The minute you pass under the 267 overpass and leave the Auburn city limits, things change.
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Setting Up Your New Kitchen
Many of us are arranging our new homes in our heads from the time we pick out the house and well before closing. The kitchen is probably going to be the most utilized room in the house.
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Auburn Lifestyle: 8th Annual Bike Bash
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Bicycle Committee will host the 8th Annual Bike Bash on Saturday, April 14 from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Ogletree Village Shopping ...
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Opelika Lifestyle
Involving parents in the educational process of their children is imperative and the Opelika City Schools system offers numerous ways for parents to be a part of their child’s life during and after the regular school day.
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Top 5 Insurance Tips
Walking through the rubble of a house destroyed by a tornado, hurricane or fire is not the time to wonder whether or not the damage is covered.
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Lee County "Pear"-adise
Fall and winter have been left behind as spring is in bloom in Lee County. The signs are everywhere.
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Kitchen Envy
Let’s face it. We’ve all been to someone’s home for a dinner party or after-work gathering where jealously has reared it’s ugly head. This is not about your husband talking to Bridget the Nanny or your wife talking to Claude the Personal Trainer. It’s all about the kitchen, my friends.
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Cities, County proclaim April Fair Housing Month
The month of April is the observance of the signing of the of the Civil Rights act of 1968. Title VIII of the act is known as the Fair Housing Act. Equal opportunity in housing still is not a...
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Top 5 Pool
Tips
Back in the day, folks would get up at 5
a.m. and work on their farms and ranches until it
got unbearably, swelteringly hot.
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Another Reason to Move to Waverly
Every year St. Patrick’s Day rolls
around and being half Irish with a name
like “Dougherty”, one must certainly
celebrate. I’m not one for corned beef
and cabbage, since it’s not an Irish dish
anyway, and because St. Patrick was...
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Top 5 Seller Items to Check BEFORE Closing
This past week’s HomeSeeker TOP 5
discussed how stressful “the closing” was for the
buyer.
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Lee County Schools Care
When looking for the right home to buy, there is no question that families with children care about the schools their kids will be attending. Lee County schools are some of the best in the nation.
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Top 5 Five Buyers items to check in the closing statement
You found the perfect house, agreed on a price, signed a contract, got approved for a mortgage, had an inspection and now the only thing between you and your new home is – the “closing”.
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Room for Wine
Even in ancient times, apparently, folks knew really good wine from the less desirable stuff. In today’s world, most people think cellaring wine is beyond their reach. I have to admit, the prospect of building a wine cellar does seem daunting.
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A Bygone Era
It is interesting to ponder why Dr. Bolling Crenshaw decided to build such a romantic Victorian home way back in 1890. Perhaps it was with his wife, Willie, in mind.
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Five Questions to ask a Realtor
Buying a home is a major fi nancial undertaking. In Alabama, is the law based on caveat emptor, “let the buyer beware”, or does the seller have an affi rmative duty to disclose material conditions about the property to you?
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And All of its Furnishings
Model homes are a little like doll houses. It's fun to peek and pretend you live there. Everything is perfect. The dining table is set to impress, the furniture and accessories dress a room in its finest and all the beds are made.
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Paradise Found
Don’t you wish your backyard looked like Chewacla State Park? Imagine, you wake every morning and watch the sun rise over acres and acres of lush woods and wildflowers.
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Five Reasons to Buy a House Now in Lee County
When Chicken Little was hit on the head with a falling acorn she went around in a panic yelling, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" When the public was bombarded day after day after day about the "immediate" and "impending" real estate crash...
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Holding Court
The best indoor living may be just outside your front door. Courtyards, all the best manor house and palaces have them and now, thanks to a hot new building trend, you can, too.
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Home Buying with Less Than Perfect Credit
To paraphrase, bad credit can happen to good people. Not everyone has the stratospheric, perfect FICO credit score of 800 plus points.
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Welcome to Smiths Station
Location, location, location. Whether you’re buying a house or picking a city to raise your family, location is a top selling point and has it.
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Five Biggest Mistakes in Moving
In future issues of HomeSeeker this column will be dedicated to current and developing real estate news in the Lee County–Auburn–Opelika area.
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City Life-Auburn Style
The city of Auburn has so many identities, it proves you can have it all.
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Opelika: Historic Past - New Direction
Opelika, there’s no place else like it on earth, really. Google it and you’ll see it’s the only one in the world. It’s not just its name that sets this city apart, though.
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Five Biggest Mistakes when selling a home
In future issues of HomeSeeker this column will be dedicated to current and developing real estate news in the Lee County–Auburn–Opelika area.
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Five Biggest Mistakes When Buying a Home
Selling your house is the biggest financial transaction most families will ever make. Why would anyone try and do it without professional help?
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Auburn-Opelika Lee County An Overview
In future issues of HomeSeeker this column will be dedicated to current and developing real estate news in the Lee County–Auburn–Opelika area.
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