| "When you make the decision to sell your
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| | • Married
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| home, you are under no obligation to hire
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| | • Mature
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| a real estate agent or broker to help you
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| | • Mother-in-Law quarters
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| with the sale. Nonetheless, most people
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| | • Professional
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| prefer to hire a real estate agent in
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| | • Section 8
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| order to better protect themselves and in
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| | • Seniors
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| order to put themselves in a better
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| | • Singles only
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| position to successfully sell the home in
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| | • Sports-minded
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| a short amount of time.
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| | As you can see, some of these terms seem
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| When you hire a real estate agent, you
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| | perfectly innocent. Therefore, it is a
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| gain access to a wealth of knowledge that
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| | good idea to get the help of a real
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| will help keep you out of trouble and
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| | estate agent so you can tap into his or
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| will help provide for a smooth
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| | her knowledge and experience in order to
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| transaction. Here are just a few things
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| | stay out of trouble.
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| that your real estate agent knows that
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| | State Real Estate Laws
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| you probably do not.
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| | Although there are similarities in real
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| The Federal Fair Housing Act
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| | estate laws from one state to the next,
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| According to the Federal Fair Housing
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| | each state has its own set of rules that
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| Act, you cannot discriminate against
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| | must be followed. If you do not
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| someone when selling a home. The act
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| | understand these laws or are unaware of
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| defines seven different classes that are
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| | these laws, you can inadvertently break
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| protected against discrimination, these
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| | the law when selling your home. In
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| include:
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| | addition, by not being fully aware of
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| • Race
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| | your seller's rights, you might actually
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| • Color
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| | lose out on money during the transaction.
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| • National origin
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| | Taking Advantage of Connections
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| • Sex
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| | Aside from legal matters, a real estate
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| • Religion
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| | agent simply has a vast number of
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| • Handicap
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| | connections that makes it possible to
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| • Familial status
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| | sell a home more quickly and for a higher
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| If you do not enlist in the help of a
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| | asking price. Similarly, since people
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| real estate agent, you put yourself at
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| | come to real estate agents when searching
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| risk of violating this act if you refuse
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| | for homes, you are able to tap into a
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| to sell your home to an interested buyer.
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| | much larger market of interested buyers
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| In addition, you might even accidentally
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| | when you get the help of a real estate
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| violate these laws without realizing it.
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| | agent.
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| For example, there are certain words that
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| | Since a real estate agent has experience
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| cannot be included in your advertisements
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| | with selling homes, he or she can also
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| for your home because they are in
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| | provide you with tips to help increase
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| violation of the Fair Housing Laws. Some
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| | the market value of your home and to make
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| of these words include:
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| | the process go by more quickly. For
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| • Bachelor apartment
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| | example, small things such as painting a
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| • Children welcome
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| | room a different color can go a long way
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| • Couples
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| | when it comes to increasing the appeal of
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| • Gentleman's Farm
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| | the home. By taking advantage of the
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| • Golden Agers
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| | realtor's expertise, you just might have
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| • Handicapped
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| | a much more profitable selling
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| • Integrated
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| | experience.
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