All Things Real Estate: Verifying permits can save you from buying a money pit By Philip A Raices- June 30, 2024 Phil Raices You’ve looked at 30-plus homes and are getting a bit concerned, tired, and depressed that you have not found one to meet your needs. You think you have a deal and t
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07/05/2024
Phil's Home NewsQuick Quiz Each month I'll give you a new question. Just reply to this email for the answer. How long is the biggest swimming pool in the world? Reply to this emailAsk the Agent What Is a Buyer Agency Agreement? When a buyer and an agent agree for the agent to represent the buyer
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06/24/2024
Turn Key Real Estate Phil's Home News The purpose of this uplifting newsletter is to provide you with a change of scenery through heartwarming stories, and insightful advice as well as give you a smile for a few minutes. I hope you enjoy it! If you know of any local families or organizations that
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06/24/2024
All Things Real Estate: A pre-inspection can save you money and your sale By theisland360.com- June 17, 2024 0 Phil Raices However, I remember when my daughter gave me a mug when I was 60, 12 years ago, that said, “You’re not 60; you’re 18 with 42 years of experience.” I am older now, but I sti
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06/18/2024
Renovate and expand, buy another, or build new? By theisland360.com - June 9, 2024 0 Phil Raices Share Tweet Pin Email Share You’ve been in your current home for longer than you anticipated. Your family is growing and you need more space and potentially more tax deductions to reduce your ta
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06/11/2024
The $64,000 question is what are you willing to do to make that goal come to fruition? How can you save more money regularly to make your dream of homeownership come true? The name of the game is called “Sacrifice.”Think of whatever other activities you can do to squirrel away your money for you
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06/01/2024
Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen X are struggling to be first-time homeowners. However due to steep student loans, credit card debt, and salary levels, they are unable to save enough for a down payment, let alone pay back the money they owe.This has become particularly challenging over the last 10 ye
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06/01/2024
Not being able to pay your mortgage is an experience that 95,349 families and individuals throughout the U.S. have been dealing with in the foreclosure filings during the first quarter of 2024 according to ATTOM.COM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data.This is a 3% increase
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05/30/2024
I was attending our Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C.this month. I had been contemplating a very beneficial idea for those end-users who want to purchase a foreclosure to be able to reside in the home.There is a major dilemma, however, confronting those eligible first-time individual an
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05/30/2024
By Philip A Raices -May 10, 2024 0 Long Island is still on “fire” with a multitude of cash purchasers as well as those that have commitment letters from their lenders. However “Cash Is Still King” and still rules in the world of real estate transactions. I received $35,000 over the asking pri
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05/16/2024