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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. Home Inspection. Have you budgeted for closing costs?

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How to minimize tenant turnover using online property management tools

Housing Wire

This can then lead to them looking more closely at property inspection reports and wanting to negotiate a lower sales price if they still want to purchase the property. Using a cloud-based rental management tool helps you receive payments and rental applications online, and advertise your properties. Marketing Your Listings.

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Market Correction or Seller Panic?

Appraisal Buzz

Assuming a $250,000 loan was committed on December 31, 2021, your monthly payment was approximately $1,007 exclusive of escrow for real estate taxes and insurance. It has been advertised that most markets lack substantial supply of homes – especially for low- and moderate-income housing.

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15 Costs to Consider When Starting an Appraisal Business

McKissock

Consider establishing side businesses such as home inspection, staging, and perhaps even brokerage. (It Consider the cost of advertising. If you’re taking over an existing business—especially if you’re working primarily with banks—your advertising budget will probably be small. Business insurance is a must.

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The Most Expensive Aspects of Real Estate

McKissock

. “Other” responses included things like “gas and car-related expenses,” “rent/investments,” and property management expenses—things like “utilities, property insurance, and taxes, mortgages, repairs.” Advertising (5.5%). Health Insurance (5.5%). Technology subscriptions (11%).

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Everyperson Syndrome: Signs and Symptoms

The Appraiser Coach

The doctor doesn’t greet you at the door or go over your insurance with you. I know that many of you think you know where I’m going with this. I’ve shared the doctor’s office analogy many times. They don’t take your blood pressure, and they don’t call you on the phone to confirm your appointment.

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New Year, New You: Transforming Your Appraisal Career in 2023

McKissock

At the end of the holiday season, we start hearing the phrase repeatedly used in weight loss industry advertisements, “New Year, New You!” Aside from that, there are also private mortgage insurance (PMI) providers, like Radian, MGIC, or Genworth that may have open appraisal-related jobs. All that noise got me thinking.