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Welcome
This is the first issue of my newly transformed monthly newsletter offering valuable real estate advice and relevant articles about today's real estate market. I look forward to sending you interesting content each and every month and welcome your questions and additional dialog via email, Facebook or telephone. Visit BraceHelgeson.com for even more useful tools including an opportunity to search the MLS. As we enter the holiday season, I'd like to extend warm wishes for a safe, bountiful and happy Thanksgiving!
Brace
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The Complete Short Sale Process
How a Short Sale is Handled from Listing to Bank Approval
By Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com Guide
 The short sale process is still a mystery to many people, even after all these years. Lots of buyer's agents are confused; puzzled buyers are looking for direction, and not every short sale listing agent knows how to do short sale.
The Basics of a Short Sale
Banks grant short sales for 2 reasons: the seller has a hardship, and the seller owes more on the mortgage than the home is worth. A few examples of a hardship are:
· Unemployment / reduced income
· Divorce
· Medical emergency
· Job transfer out of town
· Bankruptcy
· Death
If you are planning to sell and believe your home will be a short sale or if you've got the patience to purchase a short sale property (there are hundreds to choose from), call Brace Helgeson, Certified Distressed Property Expert and Coldwell Banker Burnet agent. Brace will help you navigate this frequently puzzling process and offer you many years of experience with short sale transactions. Direct: 952-974-3466 Email: bhelgeson@cbburnet.com |
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10 energy-efficient upgrades to do this weekend
By Kiplinger's
With winter approaching, try these 10 do-it-yourself weekend projects. They cost from $10 to about $250, money you should recoup with improved energy efficiency or when you sell your home.
You'll be saving cash and going green at the same time.
Replace your shower head
Estimated time: 15 minutes - Estimated cost: $10 to $60
Install a new WaterSense-labeled showerhead and you could save more than 2,300 gallons of water annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Using less hot water will cut your energy bills, and your local utilities may offer a rebate, too. The EPA says that models labeled WaterSense still provide a satisfying shower.
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