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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. Always include your contact information and a call to action, such as an offer for a free home valuation. There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. Great news!

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Avoiding Fraudsters When Buying and Selling a Home

Will Springer Realtor

How do buyers get caught up in the web of a cybercriminal? One of the most common scenarios involves scammers hacking into the email accounts of buyers and various professionals working on the closing of a home sale. This is yet another “buyer beware” alert during the home-purchase process. Do not click on an unverified email.

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Are remote appraisals here to stay?

Housing Wire

Appraiser populations have declined relative to the industry volume in recent years, and the recurring fears of new epidemics, disasters, and the upcoming flood of “Generation Z” buyers that are coming into the workforce in the next 5-7 years will add strain to an already overworked and stretched capacity. User-friendly for everyone.

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Guide To iBuyers and iBuying For Home Buyers, Sellers, And Agents

Quicken Loans

You may already be aware of iBuyers and what they have to offer prospective home buyers and sellers. But for those who want to understand what all the hoopla is about and what it entails for buyers, sellers and agents alike, here’s what you should know. What Is An iBuyer? iBuyers aren’t active in all U.S.

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Zurple Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

Housing Wire

When a potential buyer or seller lead searches for homes or a home valuation on Google, they are driven to your site by ads created and managed by Zurple’s advertising experts. Leads are generated and captured on an IDX home search website First, Zurple creates a custom-branded IDX home search website for you.

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How to Get Referrals for Your Appraisal Business

McKissock

Without an appraisal report, financing may stall, buyers may back out, and a whole host of other issues may arise. Free download: Are you investing in yourself and your career? Prospective and current homeowners may have questions about how you reach valuations, neighborhood factors, landscaping effects, etc.

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The Cost Approach: An Underutilized Approach to Value

McKissock

Harrison, in the Fall 2006 issue of his Real Estate Valuation Magazine Online, included an article titled “Let’s Resuscitate the Cost Approach.” What would a reasonably well-informed buyer actually pay for that house—without the special market condition of a feeding frenzy?” What should it be insured for?