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What Are 203(B) And 203(K) Loans?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/orr5m45yaf?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The video puts this in more visual terms, but 203(b) is the most commonly used FHA program. It offers a low down payment, flexible qualifying guidelines limited lender's...

How Do I Make A Home Ready To Sell?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/l735csb5uv?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 As we show you in this video, start several months before the property is made available. Look through the eyes of a buyer What needs to be cleaned? Repainted? Repaired?...

How Is A Home Marketed?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/88qn95lon4?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 As you’ll see in the video, every home and market is a unique situation. Good marketing plans are specific to both. But every plan will include: Preparation Pricing and...

What Is Mortgage Insurance?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/xgj5osfitv?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Like the video shows, mortgage insurance is a policy that protects lenders against some or most of the losses that result from defaults on home mortgages. Like home or...

How Can I Improve My Home’s Value?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/w3c8z92n0i?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Buyers generally seek the least expensive home in the best neighborhood they can handle. Like the guy in the video says, you want to present a home that fits in the...

Why Use A REALTOR®

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/mir707vy8y?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 A state license is required to sell real estate. But roughly half of those licensed take the additional step of becoming a REALTOR®. As we show you in this video, only...

What Details Can I Ask Brokers In Advance?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/pkhlh58mup?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 This video tells you what any real estate professional would tell you. Ask them: How long do homes in my neighborhood currently stay on the market? How would you price my...

How Do I Evaluate An Offer?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/fprj6vqkhc?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Well, as this story shows, there’s more to an offer than the price tag. Factors you should consider: Is this offer at, near or above my asking price? Are there clauses and...

What Is A Counter-Offer?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/388mkbngp1?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The video puts this in more visual terms, but basically, a seller can respond to a buyer’s offer with changes - a “counter” - that improves the terms. You need to put...

What Can I Expect To Happen On Closing Day?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/icnez1rj6k?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 While this video simplifies things to help you remember: you'll present your paid homeowner's insurance policy or a binder and receipt showing that the premium has been...

What Are The Advantages Of 15- And 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/tu9vvalxip?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 For both, as we show you in this video, compared with other options, with fixed rates, housing costs won’t be affected by interest rate changes and inflation. With A...

How Can I Keep Track Of All The Homes I See?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/s36llriyro?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 There are some great tips in this video, like: if possible, take photographs of each house: the outside, the major rooms, the yard and extra features that you like or ones...

What Is Equity?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/e9ho5oni50?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It’s the difference between what’s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market. The example...

What Is “Prime”?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/twdbgfmumd?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The Prime Lending Rate - sometimes just called “Prime” - is the interest rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans. Some consumer rates - like ARMs -...

What Types Of Closing Costs Are Associated With FHA-Insured Loans?

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/3j80kyu0iy?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 While this video simplifies things to help you remember, except for the addition of an FHA mortgage insurance premium, FHA closing costs are similar to those of a...