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What Is a Hard Money Loan in Real Estate?

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If you’re not a professional investor but looking for a solution to bridge the buy-sell timing gap , we’ll also share an innovative way to tap into your home’s equity, allowing you to buy before you sell. Here’s what you need to know to determine if these types of loans align with your investment and home-buying goals.

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What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate?

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average % of contracts with a financing contingency: 80% Home sale contingency Home sale contingency means a buyer’s purchase of your house is contingent on their own house selling. Learn More Should I accept an offer with a home sale contingency?

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Ribbon Partners With Weichert in Virginia to Empower Local Homebuyers with Cash

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The partnership aims to help homebuyers in Northern Virginia and Virginia Beach overcome barriers to homeownership by using “All Cash by Weichert Financial, powered by Ribbon”—waiving mortgage, appraisal and home sale contingencies, the company stated.

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Power buyer Ribbon sets up shop in Ohio?

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Ribbon also says it will waive mortgage, appraisal and home sale contingencies. Homebuyers are able to work with their choice of real estate agent and lender when working with Ribbon.

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17 Tips to Sell Your House in a Down Market

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Go direct with marketing – feature your home and photos with a direct marketing campaign. Market directly to investors – contact real estate investors who buy residential homes. Drone on about your home – purchase aerial drone views that will show your entire property.

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Buying in the City (When Everyone Else is Leaving For the Suburbs!)

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Investors may also want to take advantage of this unusual situation. In terms of rentals, nearly one in five tenants specifically look for a place that accepts pets, so investors may also do well to consider pet-friendliness in order to increase their tenant pool. Source: (Denise Jans / Unsplash). What do you want? Poor returns.

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7 of the Top iBuyer Companies That Want to Buy Your Home in 2022

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iBuyers leverage online appraisal technology to determine a home’s value and what they’re willing to pay. They also usually buy and resell homes at a higher volume than other types of real estate investors, so their goal is to flip more homes to make up for a lower profit margin per flip.