The INFORMED Home Buyer/SellerTM

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What if your Ideal Homes Isn't Available?
Informed Home Buyer Feb 2020


6 Affordable Ways to Boost your Home's Curb Appeal
Informed Home Buyer Jan 2020


What to Fix Up in your Home before You Sell
Informed Home Buyer Dec 2019


4 Steps to a Stress-Free Sale
Informed Home Buyer Nov 2019


One Hour Ideas for Boosting Curb Appeal
Informed Home Buyer Oct 2019


How Much Should You Budget for your Next Home?
Informed Home Buyer Sep 2019


The 4 Ps to Maximizing your Selling Price
Informed Home Buyer Aug 2019


Finding a Great Home in a Hurry
Informed Home Buyer July 2019


Stay or Move? 5 Questions that Help you Decide
Informed Home Buyer june 2019


When You See a Home You Love
Informed Home Buyer May 2019


Buying a Home in a Competitive Neighbourhood
Informed Home Buyer April 2019


Staging our Home in a Hurry
Informed Home Buyer March 2019



9 Steps to Finding your Next Dream Home
Informed Home Buyer Feb 2019



Taking the Stess Out of Selling your Home

Informed Home Buyer January 2019


Finding a New Home on a Tight Schedule
Informed Home Buyer December 2018

Setting Your List Price Requires Calculation and Savvy
Informed Home Buyer November 2018


Creating the Ideal Working Relationship with Your Agent
Informed Home Buyer October 2018


Should You Renovate or Move?
Informed Home Buyer September 2018


3 Not-So-Obvious Indicators it's Time to Sell
Informed Home Buyer August 2018


Four Things You Should Know About Staging
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Beware of Over-Downsizing or Over-Upsizing
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Open House Questions Some Buyers Forget to Ask
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Subtle Signs it May Be Time to Sell
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Using Neighbourhood Data to Help  Sell Your Home
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Checklist for WOW-ing a Buyer durung a Viewing
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Do Open Houses Still Work?
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10 Reasons to List Your Home This Month
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3 Reasons to Talk to a Realtor Today
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This Simple Question Can Save You a Lot of Money
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Handling a New Home Problem on Moving Day
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Handling a New Home Problem on Moving Day
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Buying Your Dream Home in a Hot Market
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Getting Friends to Spread the Word about Your Listing
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Important Things to "Fix Up" before Selling
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Making an Offer in a Competitive Market
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Will an Open House Help Sell your Home?
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What does a Property Surveyor Do?
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Are You Ready to Buy Up?
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Selling a Home in a Crowded Market
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When it Comes to Offers, it's Not Always about the Price
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How Much Time Should You Spend Viewing Homes
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Finding the List Price "Tipping Points"
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Not-So-Obvious Reasons to Meet with a REALTOR®
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Making "Neighbourhhod Targetting" Work for You
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Should You Move or Renovate?

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Surprising Ways Buyers Find Homes
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How the Wrong Pricing Strategy Can Cost You Thousands
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What Home Inspectors See that You Can't
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Should You "High Ball" Your Listing Price? 
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When Is the Right Time to Talk to a REALTOR? 
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What Buyers Don't Want to See in Your Backyard
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How to Deal with a Low-Ball Offer
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Discovering that a home you like has "issues"

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The "3 Up" Strategy for Selling Your Home Quickly

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Should You Sell First and Buy Later? Or Vice-Versa?

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Upgrades That Hold Their Value

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How to Help Sell Your Home Quickly

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How Much of a New Home Can You Afford?

How Much of a New Home Can You Afford?

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Deciding on the Discretionary Move

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Your Home at a Glance

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5 Unusual (but effective) Home Staging Ideas

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You Don't Notice It - But Most Buyers Will

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Selling Your Home Doesn't Have To Be Overwhelming

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What Home Buyers Love to See

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The Importance of Reading & Understanding An Offer

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Be Sure to Plan for the "Pet Issue"

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Pack Your Memories Away

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Taking the "Scary" Out of Real Estate

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Getting the Most From an Open House

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When to call a REALTOR®

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Making Sense of a Crazy Market

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Light Your Way to a Faster Sale

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Making Your Kitchen More Attractive to Buyers

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How Long Does it Take to Find a New Home?

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How a Home Inspection Helps You

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Take a Walk on the Boardwalk (or Sidewalk)

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5 Tips for Selling Your Home Quickly

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How to Be a Savvy Home Viewer

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How to Discourage Buyers from Buying Your Home

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How To Tell if a Neighbourhood is Improving

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Recognizing Potential Major Expenses in a New Home

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Should You Buy the “Less Than Perfect” Home?

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How Much Can You Afford?

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Preparing your Home for Winter Showingsstain

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Home safety is more than locked doors and alarms

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Easy Ways to "Go Green"

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How to Hire a Good Interior Designer

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Simplifying Your Home Life

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Removing Stains from Rugs and Carpeting

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Inexpensive Ways to Reduce Your Energy Bill

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Do You Know the Basics of Home Security?

May 2012


How to decide if you should replace your windows

April 2012

Selecting a Reputable Renovator

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Packing Your Home Shopping Toolkit

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How  Do You Determine What You Need to Do?

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Stay or move? How to Decide

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Understanding Market Value

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Making Home Shopping Faster and Easier

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5 Things Buyers Hate to See

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Should You Worry About Market Fluctuations?

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Preparing Your Home for Sale is less than a week.

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Getting a Handle on the Home Selling Process

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Take the Personality Out of Your Home

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Using the Internet to Shop for a New Home

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Understanding the Home Buying Process

Understanding the Home Buying Process

 

Making Home Shopping FUN

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Staging A Kitchen that Wow Buyers

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Getting a Handle on Real Estate Lingo

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Making a Small Room Seem Bigger to Buyers

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5 Ways to Make the Home Hunting Process Easier

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The Informed Home Buyer/Seller - Preparing Your Family For A Move

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - Don't Like What You See? Look at the potential instead.

 

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - The Benefits of a Pre-Sale Inspection

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - What you Need to Know About Lots

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - Little Touch ups that Make a Big Difference

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - 4 Home Showing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - Understanding the Home Buying Process

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - 4 Simple Ways to Make Your Home Irresistible

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - Staging the Outside of Your Home

 

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The Informed Buyer/Seller - What to View When Viewing a Home

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - What to View When Viewing a Home


The Informed Buyer/Seller - Assessing a Property's Long-Term Potential

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - Assessing a Property's Long-Term Potential



The Informed Buyer/Seller - The Most Important Room in Your House

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - The Most Important Room in Your House



The Informed Buyer/Seller - Making Sure You Get What You Need

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - Making Sure You Get What You Need



The Informed Buyer/Seller - 7 Simple Repairs That Will Help Sell Your Home Faster

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - 7 Simple Repairs That Will Help Sell Your Home Faster



 The Informed Buyer/Seller - Making Sure Your "Wish List" is Complete

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - Making Sure Your "Wish List" is Complete



The Informed Buyer/Seller - What do buyers want to pay for your Home?

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - What do buyers want to pay for your Home?



nformed Buyer/Seller - Think of the Kids, Even if you don't have any!

 

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Informed Buyer/Seller - Setting Aside Your Emotions - When Showing Your Home

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - Setting Aside Your Emotions - When Showing Your Home



Informed Buyer/Seller - Getting Your Home Hunting Ducks in a Row

 

The Informed Buyer/Seller - Getting Your Home Hunting Ducks in a Row


Informed Buyer/Seller - How to Maximize Viewings while Minimizing Inconvenience

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - How to Maximize Viewings while Minimizing Inconvenience


Informed Buyer/Seller - When the House Inspector finds Something Wrong

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - When the House Inspector finds Something Wrong


Informed Buyer/Seller - Looking for the Perfect Home? Create these 2 Lists

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - Looking for the Perfect Home? Create these 2 Lists


Informed Buyer/Seller - How to Prepare for the Perfect Open House

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - How to Prepare for the Perfect Open House


Informed Buyer/Seller - It's the Little Things that Boost Curb Appeal

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - It's the Little Things that Boost Curb Appeal


Informed Buyer/Seller - Helpful Advice for Making the Right Move

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - Helpful Advice for Making the Right Move


Informed Buyer/Seller - Want to sell your home faster? Make it Anonymous

 

Informed Buyer/Seller - Want to sell your home faster? Make it Anonymous


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / Main Relocation Almost Painless

 

Making Relocation Almost Painless


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / Top 5 to Impress Home Buyers

 

 


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / Uncommon tips for Making Your Home Show Better

 

 


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / How Much Can You Really Afford?

 

How Much Can You Really Afford?


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / What is the Ideal Selling Price for your House?

 

What is the Ideal Selling Price for your House?


Informed Home Buyer/Seller / Why You Should Order Your Own Credit Report

 

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The Informed Buyer/Seller / 5 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Home Inspector

 

5 Questions 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Making a Wish List and Using it Wisely

 

Making a Wish List 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Take a Look at Track Record

 

Take a close look 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / What should you expect from your Realtor

 

What you should expect form a realtor 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / 5 Minute Tips for Preparing your home for viewing

 

5 minute 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Using Conditional Offers to Your Best Advantage

 

Using Conditional Offers 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Beware of Home Hunting Burnout

 

Beware 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Signs of an Improving Neighbourhood

 

Signs of an Improving 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Selecting the Right Neighborhood

 

Selecting the Right 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / What to Expect During a Home Inspection

 

What to Expect 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Putting a Price on Lifestyle

 

Putting a Price 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / 3 Criteria for Selecting the Right Professionals

 

3 criteria 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Inside Secrets of Home Staging Experts

 

Inside Secret 


The Informed Buyer/Seller / Understanding The Psychology of Clutter

 

Understanding the Psychology 

Surprising Ways Buyers Find Homes