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Contagious

Contagious

A momentary break from the bizarre to show a very salable home, though they've caught the same sellers' disease.  They were asking $1,850,000 for 118 days in 2010 and didn't get it then. So what do they do now for price? Bump it up, of course, and range it big - $2.0M...

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LJ Flips

If you wanted any more proof that the beginning of 2013 could be a dud, take a look at these two.  It is feasible that you could make $300,000 on a flip, but when the purchase prices are available with a couple of clicks, buyers will expect that a major renovation has...

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Shrine to Wallpaper

More of the estate-sale variety here. I mention in the beginning about how people don't talk much, but didn't reference it specifically to looking at houses. Here's a more typical example: Yesterday I was looking at a house and a passer-by invited herself in.  I asked...

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