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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. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Get started: Contact several local real estate agents and talk with them about your needs before choosing one.

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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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4 Crazy Hard Things To Check On When Buying a Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. What is there today may drastically change tomorrow. What you see today as a quiet family friendly zone, may actually already be on its way to becoming a commercial district. Plans For Future Development. Quiz the current owner.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Understand what parts of the job may require code inspections and what the codes mean. Possible sources include: Neighbors or real estate investors who tore out perfectly good materials and want to get rid of them. Garage or estate sales. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

If you have an answer to all those questions, then you may be ready to start a small business. Real estate business If property is your passion, there are several ways you can serve other businesses, or even individuals, with your real estate business. Who is your ideal client? What is your ideal work environment?

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Life Tips from Dad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He taught himself how to build and built his own garage. In his 50′s he studied real estate and the local housing market to find a home to fix up and sell. Sharing what you know establishes your expertise with family and community and may lead to income opportunities. Just fix it.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

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I love to shop garage sales. After you have identified what is needed by doing an inventory of what the kids already have that can be used or re-used and by getting together with friends, relatives and neighbors, you may be ready to hit some of the retail stores to buy the clothes, electronics, shoes and things. Buy don’t rent.

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