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“Over-priced” Houses That Don’t Sell
As I wander through the various message boards, I often read about people’s frustration regarding “over-priced houses that can’t possibly sell”. To a buyer who likes the house, and is waiting for the price to be within reason, this can be very frustrating. What they fail to understand is that every house that is for sale,... »
Attack of the Killer Assessments
It was a warm & lovely summer evening… Our hapless hero goes through his nightly ritual of sorting the junk mail from the bills when stumbles upon his annual “Official property value notice” post card from the King County Assessor. Before I actually looked at the card, I thought, this shouldn’t be too bad. The... »
Do It Yourself Home Staging
This is a good example of what a homeowner can do by themselves to get their property ready for market. There are really only three things that will help a property sell. Location, Condition and Price. The only thing you can do anything about are condition and price. So make sure you do your... »
The Flip Side of the Sub-Prime Story
Who will suffer most from all of this? Will the people who honored their commitments, and who valued and appreciated the chance the lender took on them, get hurt by all of the “reform”? No one was more surprised than I, when I got the mortgage and closed on my home. In the... »
To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose…
I had dinner the other night with someone who is in a pretty tough situation (can you say “rock and a hard place”?). I walked away from the conversation with no good advice for him, so I’m hoping someone at RCG can help guide some next steps he might take… About three... »
Snapshots For Sandy
The before picture below is the actual picture of the dining room that was in the mls when I purchased the house. Below is the dining room now, with different furniture and paint. The stained glass piece in the landing window was made by my sister as a house warming gift. Before: After Before: After: Before: After After: The only things purchased, and... »
Feeding the Shack…
Galen of Shackprices (and a frequent RCG contributor!) just announced some new features on Shackprices, including feeds for your saved homes and/or saved searches… »
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