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Top Ten Tips for Short Term Rental Owners

Do you own a home that you short-term rent, or are you preparing to buy a house for the sake of short-term renting it? Then you're not going to want to miss this video. In this short video, I'm going to outline my top 10 tips as a short-term rental owner to help make your life as a host a breeze and also make it so that your guests love your property and leave you those five-star reviews.

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5 Things to Consider When Looking For The Right Location in Maine to Buy a Vacation Rental

Are you thinking about buying a second home in Maine and want to use it as a vacation rental? Well, in this short video, I will outline the top five things you should consider when looking for a property to short-term rent in Maine. This will help you avoid looking in locations that aren't right for you, or even worse, buying a home and finding out you can't use it the way you had planned.

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Can I Buy A Vacation Home & Have It Pay For Itself?

Have you always dreamt of having a vacation home to escape to occasionally throughout the year, but never thought it was possible? To have the second home you've been dreaming of and have it pay for itself while building equity, I will outline in this short video how short-term renting a property can provide you with a chance to own a second home and all the things you need to consider to see if this is the right situation for you.

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To Get An Inspection Or Not? What’s The Risk?

Have you been looking for homes or just hearing about the real estate market over the last few years like everyone else? You may have heard that buyers are making offers on properties without doing a home inspection. In this quick video, I’ll explain if a home inspection is required and what happens if you choose not to get one so you know what the pros and cons are before considering this option. 

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Closing Costs, Down Payments, Earnest Deposits… Oh My!

Have you been thinking about buying a home and getting started with the process and you keep hearing about closing costs and earnest deposits and down payments and you’re wondering what’s the difference between each of these? In this video I’ll explain the difference between these terms and when they come up in a real estate transaction so you know what to expect.

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Real Estate Terms Explained: Appraised Value vs. Assessed Value

Have you ever been involved in a real estate transaction, and you hear your lender or your realtor using all these real estate terms, and you're not sure what they mean, or you get them confused sometimes? In this short video, I'm going to explain the difference between the appraised value of a home and the assessed value. I'll also share a tip at the end that could help you reduce the assessed value of your property and help you with your overall tax burden.

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What Are the Roles of the Seller and the Realtor?

Are you getting prepared to sell your house and you’re wondering how much work or what you need to do and when to reach out to a Realtor or wondering what is the Realtor’s job and what is your job? In this short video, I will provide a quick outline of what a listing agent will do to help you sell your home so that you don’t waste any of your time doing projects or research you don’t need to. 

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How Much Will I Really Make When Selling My Home?

Have you been thinking about selling your home but you're not really sure how much money you're actually going to make from the sale? I'm not talking about just the price point that you're going to list your home for I mean how much of the proceeds from that sale will actually go into your bank account. In this short video, I'm going to outline the fees that you incur as a seller in the state of Maine so you can do some figuring to determine if selling your home right now is the right move for you.

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How Sellers Can Get the Most Money for Their Property

Are you getting prepared to sell your house and hoping to get it on the market right away so you don’t waste any time getting buyers into your property? If your goal is to get the most amount of money for your property then reaching out to a Realtor sooner than later to start the process is crucial. I recommend that you reach out to an agent months in advance of getting your home on the market, in this brief video I’ll explain why starting the process sooner will actually help you get your property on the market faster and sell for top dollar.

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