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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

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This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. After a pandemic-fueled, seller-benefitting boom — with bidding wars, inventory shortages and spiraling prices all over the country — the housing market began to cool down in 2022. All this has made 2023 something of a transitional year.

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Selling Your Investment Property?

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Your best strategy may involve situations such as waiting until your income levels go down; gifting your property instead of selling it; waiting for the market prices to go up; selling now, even if at a loss; or living in your property for awhile before you sell it. Here are some examples. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable!

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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

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If you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with a rise in your assessed property value. This usually leads to an increase in your real estate taxes! Assessed value is the value that will be used in determining how much you will pay in real estate taxes. Real estate market movement.

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How to Determine Home Value

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The technical term for these tools is automated valuation models, or AVMs, and they’re typically offered by lenders or real estate sites like Zillow and Redfin. So it’s always a good idea to talk to a local real estate expert to get more insight. Use online valuation tools Searching “how much is my house worth?”

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

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Bills - Utility bills can be tossed the following month when you receive your next statement and it shows that the bill was paid, unless you need the bill for tax deduction purposes, then refer to Taxes below. Permanent home improvement bills should also be kept while you still own your home.

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4 High Impact Money Saving Tips

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For example, buying food and paying rent do not make you any money. However paying for an education, lets say in real estate internet marketing , is an investment because you get a financial return on what you pay. If it isn’t running, it isn’t draining your utility bill. Therefore, they are expenses.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

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With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step.