By Rick Shaffer
In the last edition of Your Bottom Line, we began looking at reasons why you should always hire an experienced real estate attorney before buying a home.
Here are two more.
First, an experienced attorney can help make sure you accomplish your primary goal, namely, to satisfactorily complete your purchase.
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source: The Boston Herald, August 7, 2005.
via: HighBeam™ Research
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by Gary Herbst
Regardless of how the market shifts, it is extremely important for buyers to have protection when buying a home. Home buyers must keep in mind that they can have control of the buying process without the process of controlling them. However, it can be complicated. A home is often the biggest purchase in people’s lives and any mistakes made during the home-buying process can be costly.
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source: Westchester County Business Journal, December 19, 2005.
via: HighBeam™ Research
COPYRIGHT 2005 Westfair Communications, Inc.

by Neal Gendler

If January is typical, people who’ve been thinking about buying homes will start to act.
One of the big decisions to be made is whether to buy a new or existing home. That decision may be driven by a desire to live in a certain school district or neighborhood, or by economics, but either choice has benefits and liabilities. Here are some advantages of new homes: (Read Full Article)

source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 17, 2005.
via: HighBeam™ Research
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by Chris Kidder

You’re shopping for a home. Maybe it’s your first. Or, maybe, cash is a little tight.

Then, you see an ad in the classifieds: “Three-bedroom, two-bath ranch. Owner will consider lease-to-purchase.”

“What an ideal way to buy a home,” you think.

Or, is it? (Read Full Article)

source: The Virginian Pilot, March 13, 1999.
via: HighBeam™ Research
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All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group.

by Andy Fixmer

REAL estate speculation sounds easy enough–just locate an undervalued home, make some minor renovations and flip the property, with returns approaching 200 percent.
But like any pursuit, it can be fraught with complications, especially with the local housing market cooling off and attractive properties harder to find. (Read Full Article)

source: Los Angeles Business Journal, July 25, 2005.
via: HighBeam™ Research
COPYRIGHT 2005 CBJ, L.P.