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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. More than 1.7

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How to Make Money as a Real Estate Agent: 9 Strategies to Earn More

The Close

These ads direct potential sellers to Market Leader’s landing page and potential buyers to your personally branded, IDX search-enabled site. The company links with an agent’s MLS to provide an up-to-date list of all the expireds and FSBO listings in your area, along with the property owners’ names and telephone numbers.

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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. To be even more creative, you could target those looking up information about a foreclosed home, what it takes to recover a foreclosed property, or how to navigate a short sale with a lender.

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39 Underrated Real Estate Lead Generation Ideas for 2022

The Close

Build a Brand That Generates Leads While You Sleep. You should be generating leads while you sleep—and you do that by building a compelling and memorable personal brand. A personal brand is not just what people say about you when you’re not in the room; it’s how to get people to talk about you when you’re nowhere near that room!

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26 Real Estate Brochure Templates That Will Make You More Money

The Close

Lab Coat Agents Stylish templates that will align perfectly with the rest of your branding. How These Real Estate Brochures Will Make You Money: When you’re playing in the luxury game, consistency with your branding and marketing is key. Short Sale Lead Prospecting Brochure. VistaPrint Ultimate design flexibility.

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Buying a House Online? How to Get it Done in 15 Steps

HomeLight

Your agent can set you up with MLS access, filtered for your criteria. You’re trying to buy a short sale or foreclosure or an REO home — those have too many potential problems, both with the homes themselves and with the process, to leave to online only. Step 6: Look at homes online. When it’s a bad idea.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Washington State

HomeLight

MLS has field to mark a listing “as is”? Not in Northwest MLS, the largest MLS in the region ; agents instead will include “as is” in the property notes. Because the MLS limits how many photos he can post, Graham says he’ll provide a Dropbox link to additional pictures for interested buyers. Disclosures.

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