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2 December 2021 | 1 reply
On my first deal, I hoped I didn't lose money.
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2 December 2021 | 2 replies
Agreed.While some HOA's are cool, you are pretty much handing over your money to lose some of your options.
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5 December 2021 | 10 replies
It is prudent for the seller to know enough about the market to properly analyze the improvements and their effect on the value of the property.From the buyers side, only put down an earnest money deposit that you can afford to lose.
4 December 2021 | 35 replies
And that is buy the property as agreed upon “as-is” or lose the earnest money.
3 December 2021 | 1 reply
Furthermore, I have never purchased a home and do not want to lose my ability to do a first-time home buyer program.
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25 December 2021 | 23 replies
She said no and explained that my only option would be to back out and lose my earnest money.
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4 December 2021 | 3 replies
Don't make the mistake of penny-pinching so hard that you lose sight of all the time a PMC saves you!
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5 December 2021 | 61 replies
Dump the losing properties...no matter what they are.
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6 December 2021 | 4 replies
I wouldn’t put any money in this that I was afraid to lose.
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4 December 2021 | 10 replies
They have several back up offers and I don’t want to lose the deal.