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Archive for July 18th, 2007

Do you have any video tutorials?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Yes, here are our video tutorials:

Making a lowball offer on a home: Learn our successful strategy that requires you to modify your behavior as much as it requires us to negotiate the deal!

How to buy a bigger house but pay the same monthly mortgage: The difference between a 30 year fixed rate loan, and a 30 year fixed rate loan where the first 10 years are interest-only.

How to buy Foreclosure homes: Learn the tips & tricks to this type of purchase. There's also agreat Q&A blog on this topic and one on buying homes at auction.

How to use BirdsEyeSearch.com. Try our Google Maps-based search tool!

How to use TheBestHomeSearchEver.com: Learn why we call this powerful tool the "best home search ever"

How Realtor commissions are paid: Most buyers have no idea how commissions are paid, and why they might want to have a buyer's agent representing them. Learn more, and also read our Q&A blog on the topic.

How to buy a house like a Realtor would: Curious to see if we follow our own advice? Watch this!

Investor cash flow tool: Learn how to calculate & predict cash flows on your investment properties.

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Where is your office?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Directions To Our Office:

Our office is located at: 309 6th St SESuite 100Washington, DC 20003 We are located at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and 6th St. on beautiful Capitol Hill, just 6 blocks from the US Capitol and across from Eastern Market. We have four parking spaces next to the building. There is also ample two hour parking and metered parking on 6th street and surrounding streets. Click here for a link to the Google map. We are just 1 block from the Eastern Market Metro station (orange and blue lines). Click here to visit WMATA's Eastern Market station website.

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What’s the difference between walkthrough items and home inspection items?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Regarding Walkthrough vs. Home inspection:

Walkthrough items are items that MUST be addressed by the seller, as per paragraph 7 of the ratified sales contract. Anything plumbing, electrical or appliance related falls into this category. The seller does not have a choice - those items have to be working at the date of settlement.

Home inspection items are negotiable. We give the seller our list of items, and he either agrees to them or counters us back with the ones he'll fix. A negotiation takes place back & forth until both parties agree. If the parties can't come to an agreement, the contract can be voided.

You can also read this FAQ that goes into much more detail on the home inspection process.

Here's what Paragraph 7 of the contract (referenced above) looks like:

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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

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