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This Is How To Profitably Find Houses To Flip In 2023

Kyle Handy

They want to sell their house without an MLS listing or an agent, so they list it on Zillow and wait for potential offers to come in. You can target advertising on Google or Facebook to people interested in bankruptcy or foreclosure. All you know is that another agent already tried to list the property on the MLS and failed.

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How Long Does a Short Sale Stay On Your Credit Report? Myth vs. Reality

HomeLight

One of them is a short sale. The process is complicated and confusing, often leaving a worrisome question in its wake: How long does a short sale stay on your credit? What is a short sale? Your agent will also ensure that all additional legal guidelines required in a short sale are followed.

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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

Preforeclosure and short sales are more common. Even a few bank-owned homes are starting to show up in the MLS. This timeline may be longer if you’re in a judicial foreclosure state, where such sales are required to go through the court system. Appreciation has completely stopped and prices are beginning to fall.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in North Carolina

HomeLight

MLS has field to mark a listing “as is”? If the property is the subject of any lawsuits, foreclosures, bankruptcy, leases or rental agreements, judgments, tax liens, proposed assessments, or other liens or notices that could affect title to the property. Disclosures. Is a real estate attorney required? Real estate transfer taxes?

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