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Letter from the Editors
In this issue, we will touch on a lot of consumer-oriented subjects
regarding the sale and purchase of real estate.
As the housing market continues to rebound, real estate agents and
their clients still face issues of financing, pricing and strategies for
showing their homes.
In this issue, we will cover details about how a buyer or seller should
choose a real estate agent to represent them and what questions
should they ask their potential agent to ensure they are both on the
same page.
We will touch on how a first-time homebuyer can proactively prepare
for acquiring a mortgage to finance their starter home, the type of
credit reports needed, what factors affect their credit scores, what
steps can they take to repair their credit and if it needs to be repaired.
Also, the documents expected to gathered and presented to a loan
officer.
For sellers, we’ll examine home improvements and decide which
come closest to paying for themselves, or if any of them do. We’ll also
offer sellers a list of repairs they should make before even considering
putting their house up for sale.
Finally, we’ll share some professional staging secrets with sellers that
will ensure that they’ll be able to show their properties in the best
possible light.
We hope you find this issue as informative and fun to read as we did
writing it.
Feel free to contact us if you have questions or would like your friends and
family added to our distribution list.

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