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Gotcha Guide™: Green-ify Your Home Service Contract

Apr. 24, 2008

Categorized in: Gotcha Guides

Tagged with: gotcha guide, greenplus, home service contract, home warranty, hwa

I was elated to see the Home Warranty of America (HWA) announcement of their GreenPlus Program earlier this year.

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Gotcha Guide™: 5 Quick and Easy Green Building and Remodeling Fixes that Won't Break the Bank

Feb. 22, 2008

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Tagged with: build, design, gotcha guide, green, home, sustainable

Green homes don't have to be odd-shaped and made out of materials that aren't normally seen in your neighborhood.

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Gotcha Guide™: Don't Let "Some Dude" Handle Your Short Sale Preforeclosure

Feb. 8, 2008

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Tagged with: foreclosure, preforeclosure, real estate, short sale

Here's a sentence I bet you never thought you'd never see. Did you know that Brittany Spear's ex, Kevin Federline, can try to help a seller avoid foreclosure using a short sale? I'll explain how to avoid foreclosure using a short sale later, but first.

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Gotcha Guide™: Agent Bonuses are Bunk! Offer Real Incentives

Jan. 25, 2008

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Tagged with: agent, bonus, buyer seller, gotcha guide, incentive

Now that the mortgage market isn't so hot, builders and home sellers are super hot-to-trot on buyer agent bonuses. They think agents will be more motivated to show their homes if offered extra monetary incentives.

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Gotcha Guide™: Why Ajustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) Don't Scare Me

Jan. 11, 2008

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Tagged with: adjustable, arms, gotcha, guide, loan, mortgages

Remember Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs)? Here's a tip. They're mortgage loans that gained popularity in 2003-2005. Now pick the best explanation of their fate from 2006-2007...

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Gotcha Guide™: Holiday Safety Tips for Home Sellers

Dec. 14, 2007

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Tagged with: buy, holiday, invest, real esstate, safety

We felt that holiday safety tips were important this week because you may have a friend whose guard is down during the holiday season.

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Gotcha Guide™: Holiday Safety Tips for Home Buyers

Dec. 13, 2007

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Tagged with: buyer, gotcha guide, holiday, home, real estate, safety

hate to be a damper on your holiday season, but felt the need to post some quick tips on how to be safe when shopping for a new home during the holiday season.

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