I just came across another Barbara Corcoran article (sorry, you’re going to have to read this one, instead of just watching it ) regarding buying a home right now, in her area of the country that is a buyer’s market. Well, here in the Atlanta area, it’s a buyer’s market as well, and this information […]

Getting ready to start looking for a home? Or are you already in the process of house hunting? Here are 6 tips for all of you when you’re looking for a new home.
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A study came out today comparing 342 U.S. cities in regard to the typical price you’ll pay for a 4 bedroom, 2 and a half bathroom home that averages about 2,200 square feet in a middle class neighborhood with a two car garage.
The bottom three…

Minot, ND - $132,333
Killeen, TX - $140,310
Arlington, TX - $140,975

The […]

I was introduced to a new website (at least it’s new to me) the other day called Find Your Spot, which was designed to help everyone “Find your own best place to live”. I gave it a try to see if it would tell me to relocate, and if so, where.
There were 8 pages […]

MSN Real Estate and Sperling’s Best Places just compiled a list of U.S. cities where the cost of living is relatively low. I know cheap is also a relative term, but these cities rank well below average in most cost of living reports.

Asheville, North Carolina
Austin, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nashua, New Hampshire
Olympia, Washington
Prescott, Arizona

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It seems to be the American dream now-a-days. Some call it flipping properties, some say rehabbing, others call them fixer uppers, but the goal here is to find a home that can be purchased for below market value, fix it up and sell it for a profit. It sounds pretty easy. Everyone seems to be […]

I found a blog called Experience The Woodlands from an agent named Michele Flory in The Woodlands, Texas. I really like her series titled “Top Ten Facts To Know Before Becoming A New Home Buyer“. So far she’s released the first 9 installments. I will let you know when she writes the tenth. Here are […]

If you are looking to relocate to a different city and you work in the tech industry, this report may interest you. It’s an article about the 10 booming tech cities in America right now.

Seattle
Atlanta
Boston
Washington D.C.
Dallas
Philadelphia
Chicago
Orlando
Los Angeles
Charlotte

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It’s common knowledge for most people that buying a home is usually done in the late spring and summer months. It makes it easier on children and their parents if school changes can be made during the summer vacation, in between grades. This is the time when you see everyone placing their homes on the […]

If you’re a firefighter, teacher, emergency medical technician or a police officer, you might want to check out the Good Neighbor Next Door program. It allows you to buy foreclosed homes in distressed urban areas for 50% of their appraised value.
Firefighters To Be Added To Good Neighbor Next Door Program [Cobb Real Estate Blog]
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