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How to Sell Your Philly House in a Hot Market

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It’s no secret that it is a hot market right now in the real estate world. Low housing inventory and high demand should mean that your home would sell quickly. Homeowners are often left to wonder why their house just is not selling or even getting any showings when the Philly real estate market is … Continued

Why am I Getting Mail

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Have you been getting mail, calls, and/or text messages about selling your home? If you didn’t have any plans to sell your house, then this can be a little bit confusing — why are people contacting you about this? What is their motivation? Well, this is actually more common than you might think. Real estate … Continued

5 Tips for Selling Your Multi-Family Property in Philly

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Unlike a private home, selling your multi-family property involves several people, depending on the number of units. Sellers must put a great deal of consideration into the transaction to ensure they aren’t crossing any legal lines regarding the laws, rules, and regulations of Philly by which multi-family property owners must abide. Failure to do so … Continued

Updating your Home

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Trying to update your home so you can sell on the MLS? Awesome! But it can be hard to know what to fix, what to upgrade, and what to leave alone. After all, you don’t want to spend more money than you need to get your home ready for buyers. At Guardian Property Solutions, we’ve … Continued

5 Reasons to Sell Your House As-Is in Philly

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Do you need to sell your house in Philly? For homes that need updates, remodeling, or total rehabbing, standard real estate sales listings are not necessarily the best option to sell for a fair price. Some homeowners are not financially or physically able to carry out the necessary work to compete on the Philly market.  … Continued

Cost of Living

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Want to move somewhere with a lower cost of living than Philly? Who could blame you! If it’s possible to make the same — or close to the same — the amount of money and have that money go much further in another city, then it makes sense to move. But the thought of ACTUALLY … Continued

Take Good Photos as a FSBO Seller

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Selling your home as FSBO (For-Sale-By-Owner) rather than through a real estate agent? The good news is that you stand to make more money this way since you won’t have to pay an agent 3% or so of the sales price as commission. The bad news is that you have to do all of your … Continued

How to Lower your Closing Costs

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For people selling their homes, closing costs are often the largest final expense. In fact, closing costs usually are around 5% to 6% of the selling price of the home. On a $250,000 home, then, you could expect to pay up to $15,000 or more. So we wanted to take a moment to share some … Continued

What’s After Mortgage?

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Are you just *this* close to being done with your mortgage payment? Housing is easily the most expensive part of a family’s monthly budget — in fact, it takes up an average of 16% of the ENTIRE budget. That’s why it’s so exciting when you finish paying off a home! But what next? What happens … Continued

Is Owner Financing A Good Idea For The Seller In Philly – (610) 569-9042

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If you’re thinking about selling your house and you’re wondering what your options are, perhaps you’re exploring something called “seller financing” (also called “owner financing”). Owner financing is a little-known but very effective way to sell your house. And maybe you’re wondering, is owner financing a good idea for the seller in Philly? That’s a … Continued

Multi Family to Single Family

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Tired of living in a multi-family home? That’s understandable. It’s been a crazy couple of years and we could all probably use a little peace and quiet from the neighbors next door 😉 If you want to sell your place and move, feel free to give us a call at (610) 569-9042. We’ve been helping … Continued

Moving to a New City

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Planning to move to a new city but not sure if it’s going to be a fit for you and/or your family? It can be really challenging to move sight unseen — it’s in the real estate agent’s best interest to convince you to move and buy a house… so they’re going to make everything … Continued