Mitzi Lemons – Albuquerque Gay Friendly Realtor

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Mitzi Lemons - Albuquerque Gay Friendly Realtor

Albuquerque Gay Friendly Realtor And Top Producer

Good day! 

As an Albuquerque gay friendly Realtor, I absolutely love working with people to fulfill their dream of owning a home. Whether you are purchasing your very first home or your forever home, or buying and selling to relocate, you need someone experienced you can trust.

That holds true especially in today’s competitive market. As a Top Producer year-over-year, I believe in building trusting and long-lasting client relationships. The process of buying and selling a home should be a great experience!

I’m passionate about my real estate career and I WILL work hard for you! I am so proud to be an Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker Legacy as they are the premier broker in New Mexico and provides me with the exceptional tools necessary in today’s market to be competitive.

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Home Maintenance Hacks – BHGRE Blog

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Home Maintenance Hacks - BHGRE Blog - Deposit Photos

5 Home Maintenance Hacks You Can DIY

When it comes to maintenance and repairs, professional labor can be one of the more costly portions of a homeowner’s budget. While many people opt to save cash by doing work themselves, not everyone possesses the skills necessary to fix their own homes (even with the help of online instructional videos). Attempting a DIY project without careful preparation and a complete knowledge of the task could result in expenses that far exceed the cost of a contractor.

Even if you have the experience and know-how, it’s important to consider the time, materials, tools and permits required for your home improvement project. Here’s how to know which projects you can tackle yourself, and which you should probably leave to the expert. Here are five home maintenance hacks you can tackle yourself, and five more you should probably hire an expert to do.

Patching a hole in drywall

Nearly any homeowner can patch nail holes. Using a spackle knife, fill in each hole with lightweight putty and scrape the excess off the walls. Wait for the putty to dry and sand down the spot until it’s smooth. Then, paint the repaired spots with primer. Larger holes in drywall require more steps to repair and may be best left to the professionals.

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What Happens Once You’re Under Contract? – Washington Blade

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housing contract - pixabay

What are the most common questions real estate agents, title companies and lenders get once a client is under contract? Well, luckily on my team we send out a next steps letter to all of our clients once an offer has been accepted and this helps them to know what to do the first week, the second week, and in any subsequent weeks before the settlement.

Once You’re Under Contract

For example, the letter will go out and say, “Make sure to get your EMD check to the title company in the agreed upon amount of time.” The EMD is your earnest money deposit, and most contracts have a buyer write a check for several thousands of dollars that will go the title company as sort of a “security deposit” on a contract that later gets applied to the buyers’ closing costs.

The letter will also instruct a buyer to contact their lender and confirm with them that they are under contract and to get the contract over to the lender so they can start preparing the loan and order the appraisal. The letter also states that later in the process the buyer will get the wiring instructions from the title company where settlement will be held for the down payment money. If there is to be a home inspection, we will also get that scheduled, usually in the first week after going under contract also.

Full Story From the Washington Blade

Larry A. Mueller – Tampa Bay Gay Realtor

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Larry A. Mueller - Gay Tampa Bay Realtor

Tampa Bay Gay Realtor in Valrico, Florida

I am a Tampa Bay gay Realtor. Having grown up in the Midwest and studying Architecture and Psychology in college, I bring a unique perspective to my job.

When I first became a Realtor, I worked for a company as their in-house custom home designer along with expediting new construction homes and selling real estate. Moving to Florida in 2011, I first worked in Insurance before getting my Florida real estate license.

These life experiences have positioned me to having a better understanding of the needs of both buyers and sellers. As a Valrico real estate agent, I love what I do and look forward to meeting you.

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Winterizing Your New Home – Washington Blade

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Winterizing Your New Home - Washington Blade

So you bought a home in the pandemic and now you need to get it ready for winter? What do you need to be thinking of as the colder months approach, for winterizing your new home?

What to Think About When Winterizing Your New Home

Well, the majority of insurance claims in winter months revolve around broken or busted water pipes. It’s a good idea to know where the main water shut off in your house is, in case you have an emergency. You can also buy pipe insulation that is not too expensive to wrap around exposed pipes.

Another area of the home that is good to consider is the windows. If you swap out screens for storm windows that gives an extra pane of glass to provide protection from the cold winter air. Screens can go back on in the springtime.

The roof is another area – if you know that any roof tiles are loose, you are going to want to fix those before any large snowstorms, so that any ice or snow doesn’t further loosen the tile and expose your roof to moisture when the snow and ice melts. Make sure the fireplace is ready for winter by having a chimneysweep check it out and also make sure the cap is in place to keep animals out of it.

Full Story From the Washington Blade

Christine Longe – Minneapolis Gay Friendly Realtor

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Christine Longe - Minneapolis Gay Friendly Realtor

Minneapolis Gay Friendly Realtor & Attorney

The AlexanderGroup is a team of highly educated, experienced professionals in real estate and beyond. We are brokered by Edina Realty, one of the most respected, well known brokerages in MN.

Christine, a Minneapolis gay friendly Realtor, has been practicing business and real estate law since 2001. Being a realtor requires many of the same communication, negotiation and writing skills so it was a natural segue for her to sell real estate as well.

Alex has been a real estate investor since 1995 and an agent since 2004. He has represented buyers and sellers in hundreds of transactions and has over 185 five star reviews on Zillow! 

Rachel is a registered nurse that by day leads a nurse triage call center for a large health plan and on nights and weekends sells real estate. Her day job skills in leadership, complex union negotiations and dispute resolution are invaluable as a realtor. 

Bottom line, the AlexanderGroup is a team of polished professionals that collaborate with each other to provide superior customer service to every client. They also like to have as much fun as possible each step of the way.

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Fall Mortgage Options – The Washington Blade

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Fall Mortgage Options - The Washington Blade

One effect of COVID-19 has been to throw us off schedule in the normal seasonal nature of real estate sales. At long last, however, we’re beginning to see its return.

Traditionally throughout the nation, spring begins in late March or April and is the most popular time of year for buying and selling homes. In the DMV, however, spring comes early – as early as February – and the market begins to heat up as what little snow we get dissipates.

Summer has usually seen interest wane, while house hunting takes a back seat to vacations, summer camp, and participation in barbecues, family gatherings, and other outdoor activities and celebrations.

Fall has normally been the second major season for housing purchases and sales, ranging from Labor Day to Thanksgiving. Thereafter, during the winter market, people begin to plan for holidays and, although houses sell well when adorned with holiday decorations, the fall market may be better suited to allowing for settlements prior to the end of the tax year. Let’s take a look at some fall mortgage options.

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Haunted House for Sale That Inspired “The Conjuring”

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Haunted House for Sale - From "The Conjuring"

One of America’s most notorious homes is now available – a haunted house for sale in Rhode Island.

Built in 1836, the house located in Burrillville, Rhode Island, was made famous by the 2013 horror blockbuster “The Conjuring.”

Though it wasn’t the property featured in the film, it was the actual home in real life where the Perron family endured nearly a decade of intense paranormal activity in the 1970s. The home has three bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms, and is listed for $1.2 million.

Gail Wasmer – Springfield Bisexual Realtor

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Gail Wasmer - Springfield Bisexual Realtor

Springfield Bisexual Realtor for LGBTQ+ Clients

A Springfield bisexual Realtor specializing in residential buyers & sellers! 

Member of the Board of Directors of The Phoenix Center, Central Illinois’ LGBTQ+ Community Center, offering various groups, services, training, social & educational events and transitional housing. I’m pleased to be able to give back to our community with this service as board member and frequent volunteer.

Very proud Leader of the Springfield, IL Chapter of TransParentUSA, a multi-state support group. We provide compassionate support to parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive children of any age. Our motto is, “Empowering our children to live authentically.” TransParentUSA.org — 2019-present

Easing the California Housing Crisis – The New York Times

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California Housing Crisis

No matter where you live, you’re probably familiar with the exorbitant cost of housing in California. The state’s median home price has crept above $800,000, more than double what it is nationwide. Among the 50 biggest cities in the country, we’re home to the top four most difficult places to afford a mortgage. And half of all Americans experiencing homelessness live in the state.

The California housing crisis has a seemingly simple solution, according to the laws of supply and demand: Build more housing. But for decades, resistance from suburban homeowners has stalled development as the problem has only gotten worse.

Bills Address the California Housing Crisis

On Thursday, the state took a step toward creating higher-density neighborhoods as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two high-profile bills. Though the bills, Senate Bills 9 and 10, endured intense opposition in recent months, neither is all that revolutionary, said Conor Dougherty, a reporter for The New York Times who writes about economics in the state. But the package of reforms passed in California over the past four years, including these two latest measures, “is probably the biggest change in housing in 50 years or more,” Conor told me.

Full Story at the New York Times

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