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September 30, 2011

Short Sale Time Sink

Learning the Market — Twice; or Rinse “Flush and Repeat” What’s the worst thing about a short sale that doesn’t work out (depending on who you ask, the result 50% to 70% of the time)? From the would-be Buyer’s perspective, it’s the frustration and disappointment associated with having flushed months waiting on a home that, ultimately, wasn’t...
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Counting on Open Enrolling? Not . . So . . . Fast

Property Premiums — and Discounts It’s certainly a logical strategy:  buy a discounted home just outside a stellar school district, then open enroll your child(ren).  The hitch? Actually, there are three: One.  Most districts determine open enrollment on a year-to-year, school-by-school basis. So, an elementary school in a particular school district might have openings, the...
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