Property Hunters in Indiana Keep an Eye Out for Water Indiana Property Can Feature Good (or Not So Good) Water Clues for Whether a Property Has the “Right” Kind of Water

It’s one thing when you see the word “water” figuring prominently in descriptions of Indiana properties. Any time that word comes into play, it’s a cinch that the property in question is more valuable than any waterless neighbors. Everyone knows that a shorefront or beachfront property is likely to be worth more than an identical inland place. Read more

Indiana Landlords & the Professional Property Management Option Property Management Decision can be “Customer” Centered Indiana Tenants Benefit from Professional Property Management

Everyone who owns a rental property in Indiana makes a continuing management decision concerning how much of the day-to-day operational responsibility to outsource. Some are inclined to tackle the nuts and bolts of tenant management, while others are content to leave it to one of Indiana’s professional property managers.

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Fresh Ideas for a Memorable Indiana Open House Homemade Ideas for a Memorable Indiana Open House Recipe for a Memorable Indiana Open House

Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies at your Indiana open house? It’s been a standard for open houses everywhere and forever, but if the goal is to make your property and its open house a standout, it’s a solution hardly in sync with the goal. Cheese and crackers? C’mon—does anyone really want dubious-looking cheese and cold cuts that have been sitting out for who-knows-how-long…?

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New Indiana Homes Vie with Existing Home Offerings Indiana Prospects Weigh Advantages for New Homes versus Old Do Indiana House Hunters Prefer New Homes? Yes…and No…

Several different surveys confirm that if you ask American consumers which they prefer, close to twice as many say they would choose to move into a brand new home rather than an existing one. But—and there are several important ‘buts’—when it comes to today’s typical Indiana house hunter, that answer can be a little misleading.

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“Just Take Leave of Your Senses (and Sign Here)” When an Indiana Listing Goes Nowhere, Two Action Guidelines When a Home Doesn’t Sell, Two Rules before Listing Again

Suppose you had done everything right: interviewed several Indiana real estate agents and compared what they told you; prepped your property to near-perfection before the professional photographer’s arrival; confirmed all the descriptive details before they appeared in the Indiana listings…yet six months later, the place still hadn’t sold.

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For Affluent Indiana Buyers, Jumbo Mortgages take Center Ring Jumbo Mortgage “Boomlet” Could Affect Indiana Market Jumbo Mortgage Popularity Gains with Lenders and Buyers

House hunters aiming for some of Indiana’s more upscale properties may see their home loan applications finding an increasingly welcome reception. That’s the word from the national financial press—and they aren’t whispering. According to The Wall Street Journal, it’s nothing short of “a jumbo shift in the U.S. mortgage market.”

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Two Terms that Top Indiana “House for Sale” To-Do Lists Looking into Words That Go with “House for Sale” Advice Specialized Terms that Apply to Any Indiana House for Sale

You will find that most advice about preparing your Indiana house for sale features a couple of indispensable terms: de-clutter, clean, and de-clutter. That’s not a typo: you can’t say ‘de-clutter’ often enough. It has to be emphasized that “clutter” doesn’t necessarily refer to shabby or threadbare items—it means literally everything that doesn’t advance the look and feel of a spacious, ready-to-move-into dwelling.

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Top 5 Indiana Home Buying Bargaining Point Basics Home Buying in Indiana

When a new buyer first approaches their initial Indiana home buying effort, chances are they have only a general idea of what the process involves. Although they are successful people who have arrived at a juncture in their lives and careers where it’s now possible to buy a home of their own, most of the details—and even the terminology—is specific to this single kind of transaction. More than in most other purchases, there are a number of junctures where negotiations determine the outcome.

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