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How to Evaluate Your New Jersey Property’s Condition Before Selling

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Realistically assessing your property’s condition is a valuable guide for sellers. However, some sellers fear discovering what they may discover as an issue during an inspection. When sellers bypass this step, contracts from potential buyers are likely to be fraught with contingencies based on the inspection’s outcome. Therefore, it’s much better to face the unknown … Continued

5 Tips to Help if You Have Inherited a Hoarder House in New Jersey

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While the news you’ve inherited a house may sound like a windfall, you may have an entirely different perspective if you should discover you’ve inherited a hoarder house. Inheriting a house from a hoarder brings a unique set of considerations. Hoarders assign value to possessions that no longer serve them and fill their homes with … Continued

5 Ways the New Jersey Real Estate Industry is Changing in 2023

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While some basics about real estate will never change, the industry is constantly modified to keep in step with economic changes, updates to industry standards, technological advances and shifts in real estate trends. Along with all this, lawmakers are continually updating the tax codes which affect real estate transactions. Keeping your eyes on the horizon … Continued

What You Should Know About Rehabbing Condos in New Jersey

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Condominiums can bring in great returns for investors following the BRRRR method of investing, buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat. They offer the benefits of homeownership in a private residence at a more affordable rate due to the shared features, such as walls or roofs, like apartments, with the common areas owned jointly by the community. … Continued

How to Sell Your House During Bankruptcy in New Jersey

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If you own a home when you file for bankruptcy, it becomes part of the bankruptcy estate, the property or assets you own. In October of 2022, there was a twenty-seven percent increase in chapter 13 bankruptcy filings over the previous year. Bankruptcies, including all chapters, total a seven percent increase overall, which correlates strongly … Continued

The Best Way to Find Off-Market Property Deals in New Jersey

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Off-market, or properties not listed on the local MLS, are the holy grail of real estate investors. Unfortunately, locating off-market listings is more challenging with the National Association of Realtors’ changes in 2020 in their MLS Statement 8.0 Clear Cooperation Policy, requiring brokers listing on the MLS to submit listings within one business day of … Continued

4 Things Every Investor Needs to Know About Buying Property in New Jersey

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Real estate investments offer the opportunity for nearly anyone to build significant wealth and secure their future. Understanding the four essential real estate investment business elements is key to taking full advantage of available opportunities and realizing the highest return from your investments in New Jersey real estate. Real estate investment is a business, and … Continued

What You Should Know About Selling a Co-Owned Property in New Jersey

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Co-ownership of a property allows participants to purchase property that would otherwise be beyond their means. For example, co-ownership is an excellent way for close friends or family members to help split the costs of a shared property or several properties in vacation spots, such as a beachfront property and a mountain home.  Co-ownership also … Continued