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Before buying or selling a home, we have to go through various third party vendors to ensure that the property is in good condition, and you are getting the best deal for your prospective future home.

Lori Guy works for Stewart Title, and is one of the best title representatives in the area!

When buying or selling a home, it is common practice for a title company to be involved in the transaction -- and that is exactly what Lori does! Her primary role is to ensure that the person selling their home has the right to do so. She does this by validating the transaction through extensive fact checking. After their information requirements have been met, she then issues a guarantee that is backed by title insurance. This title insurance is meant to…

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I got about a month into working from home, during the shutdown earlier this year, before I finally had enough. I was tired of working toward something that did not achieve my long term goals. 

A change was needed. 

I made the commitment that I would be working in the field that I had been dreaming about for the past three years.

This commitment was made at a time when almost every indicator would say, “No, this is not the time to take risks!”, but nevertheless I followed through.

In a matter of months, I had my license hung at one of the premier brokerages in the state of Alaska. Just 2 weeks after, I had my first listing.

If there is one thing that I have learned throughout this year, it's not waiting to take action when it comes to…

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Be Unreasonable with Your Investments

 

Too often, I see people who want to start investing in real estate too soon. Everybody knows that real estate is a great investment for many reasons, but many people don’t know how to do it properly. Because of this, I see people invest in many different types of deals at varying results. The masters in the investing game are unreasonable about their investments and you should be as well.

As an inexperienced investor, you will see a lot of potential deals that all may look like a great deal. However, before you start investing, you need to analyze many deals and create your own requirements for investing. Those requirements should include things like your desired rate of return, location, how long you intend to hold the deal, knowing and…

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Don't take real estate advice from your______________?

Don't take real estate advice from your... ?

Doesn't it seem like everyone will you give you advice when it comes to real estate? Whether it's your parents, grandparents, friends or neighbor, everybody has a piece of “wisdom” they’d like to share. We’ve all been guilty of taking advice from the wrong source. Usually, the truth is they think they are helping! But, when it comes to investments, it's important to get help from the right sources.

In order to analyze the advice given to you and guarantee its validity, make sure you consider the following:

1. Are they experts in their field?

2. Do they heed their own advice?

3. What are their results?

4. Have you found supporting research and facts?

First, we must ask if the advice is…

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