If you are worried your nest egg will come up short, there are a range of real estate plays that could boost your retirement income and put you over the finish line. Here is an overview of the opportunities — and some of the risks — involved. It’s not unusual: An investor five or 10 years from […]
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About Real Estate buying, selling, investing, and owning in Snohomish and King counties in Washington State.
7 tips for picking a great real estate agent
Real-estate agents promote themselves with yard signs, online ads, direct-mail postcards and even sponsored public benches. So cutting through the advertising hype and finding the right agent can be tough. “We don’t have the information (about real-estate agents) that we have about other service professionals,” says Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America. Still, […]
Read moreDon’t Believe These 6 Myths About Real Estate Agents
Buyers and sellers often enter the market with misconceptions about real estate agents – how they work, how the process works and what the agency relationship is all about. It’s helpful to point out, without getting too far into the weeds, that in any one real estate transaction, there are most likely two agents: one for […]
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How to pick the best loan to pay for home renovations
Many people don’t realize there are renovation loans that can help pay for your housing upgrades.Whether you need a new roof or your kitchen is outdated, there is a mortgage that’s right for your fixer-upper. Here are your options and what you should know about each one.Government-backed loansOne of the best-known loans for home improvements, […]
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