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“Not a Flip,” Deciphered

Tackling the Big Stuff ” or Just Cosmetics? Occasionally, I see a listing agent who takes pains to assure Buyers’ agents in the “Agent Remarks” field on MLS (seen only by Realtors) that the home “is not a flip.” What’s going on? The listing agent (representing the Seller) wants Buyers to know that the home...
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Does it “Just Need Cosmetics??”

“The Right Things Wrong” How do you know when you’ve found a home that’s a good candidate for rehab/remodeling? In the words of one of my favorite contractors, Phil Raskin, “it has the right things wrong.” Definition: the home has good bones and a nice floor plan, but discrete, correctable problems. Black, White ” and...
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“Not a Flip,” Deciphered

Tackling the Big Stuff — or Just Cosmetics? Occasionally, I see a listing agent who takes pains to assure Buyers’ agents in the “Agent Remarks” field on MLS (seen only by Realtors) that the home “is not a flip.” What’s going on? The listing agent (representing the Seller) wants Buyers to know that the home hasn’t...
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“The Right Things Wrong”

Does it “Just Need Cosmetics?” How do you know when you’ve found a home that’s a good candidate for rehab/remodeling? In the words of one of my favorite contractors, Phil Raskin, “it has the right things wrong.” Definition:  the home has good bones and a nice floor plan, but discrete, correctable problems. Black, White —...
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