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Category Archives: Open Houses
How To Behave at Open Houses
I suspect many of your first time buyers are going to open houses to learn more about the market and get a feel for home values in different neighborhoods. Some of you may be going about the home search on … Continue reading
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Why Do You Bother with Open Houses?
This is a serious question – why do you bother with open houses? For those of you who are not committed to buying or are not serious buyers, for whatever reason (financially not ready, haven’t made the decision, don’t know … Continue reading
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Open Houses – Why or Why Not?
Open Houses have been around for years, and many agents conduct them for their sellers. On a rare occasion a buyer will actually buy the home they see at an open house, but the percentage is low (1 – 5% … Continue reading
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House Hunting on Superbowl Sunday
So – are you going to be house hunting on Superbowl Sunday? There’s nothing wrong if you take time out from your home search to enjoy the “holiday” this Sunday and watch the game. After all, there were 141 million … Continue reading
How to Become a Good Buyer! (Part 2 of 5)
Here are some more suggestions on how to become a “good buyer.” Make a budget – in addition to your pre-approval you also need to take into account your monthly budget for your lifestyle and other expenses. What a lender says you … Continue reading
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A Few More Words on Open Houses
To find out what homes are open, the various papers (Coast News, Union-Tribune, local weeklies) will list OHs that have been advertised by agents. Another good on-line source is SignOn San Diego – this is the on-line version of the … Continue reading
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Open Houses
As you start your search for a new home, you should certainly take advantage of the many open houses on the weekend adn see as many properties as you can. Early on, this will help you better define what you … Continue reading
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