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How to Create Your Dream Home Office Without Breaking the Bank

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

While you may have to practice patience as you wait for the perfect chair, desk, or office decoration to come along, it will be worth it to save some money and avoid cheap products that deteriorate quickly. Beyond this, try using baskets and decorative storage boxes to corral clutter and keep cords hidden. Get Creative with Storage.

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Why Buyers Shouldn't Waive Inspection Contingencies

Eppraisal

Inspection Contingencies Defined When buyers and sellers agree on all the terms of a real estate contract, it is signed and delivered to all parties. Most real estate contracts have a 5-business day inspection contingency automatically written into the contract. Buyers are busy looking at the rooms and the decor.

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What Does “Broom Clean” Mean?

Lamacchia Realty

People will often see “broom clean condition” on real estate contracts and rental leases but are unsure about what it means. This could be from photos and decor you hung up or maybe window coverings that you installed. WHAT DOES “BROOM CLEAN” MEAN? This term comes with different expectations based on whether you rent or own your home.

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Remove all bathtubs from home?

Appraisal Today

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 7.02

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

The updated primary suite now has a free-standing, amoeba-shaped tub Carefully preserved, throwback decor is found throughout—there are terrazzo floors and a conversation pit in the living room that’s surrounded by eye-catching rosewood paneling. An example of this in real estate appraisal is the purchase and sale contract.

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6 Ways Real Estate Technology Can Ruin Your Business

McKissock

That can often mean hiring decorators and stagers as well. I have seen where agents will complete a document/contract in the system and collect signatures, but then when they change something, they erase information. It is imperative that agents turn to professionals so that properties are shown at their very best.

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Appraisals: Using Comps Across a Freeway?

Appraisal Today

All rooms feature Western accents including antler light fixtures, custom decorative window shades, cattle brand adorned woodwork, and many other features. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.37 percent from 7.41 percent from 7.51