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Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from The Dave Hooke Team - your professional Central PA Real Estate Agents.

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How to Hire a Marketing Assistant

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/09/13

Click Here for Free Strategy CallClick Here to Download Our E-Book Alex and Danny were both hired as minimum-wage marketing assistants, but they’ve leveraged their positions to set them up for future success. Here’s how. We hadn’t had much success in the past hiring high-paid marketing assistants, so we decided that a new strategy would be necessary. Instead of hiring a high-paid expert, we would hire someone who would agree to work for minimum wage in exchange for the education and

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Should I Have Real Estate in My Retirement?

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/06/06

Should you invest in real estate as part of your retirement? Today I’ve listed some pros and cons to help you decide if this is right for you. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report Today I want to talk to you about investing in real estate as part of your retirement plan. I’m a little biased, because I have invested in real estate as part of my own retirement, but I’ll do my best to be objective. Here are some

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What Are My 5 Incredible Tips for First-Time Home...

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/03/31

Selling your home for the first time doesn’t need to be difficult or stressful. Here are five tips to ensure that your first home sale goes off without a hitch. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report Here are five incredible tips you can use as a first-time home seller to ensure a fast and lucrative home sale: 1. Hire your agent based on a written marketing plan. Any agent can come into your home and throw out a

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The Truth About Current Down Payment Requirements

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/03/16

What are the current down payment requirements for purchasing a home? Despite what you might think, you don’t actually need to put 20% down. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report What are the current down payment requirements for getting into a home? First of all, according to the National Association of Realtors, the majority of people in the United States think that you need 20% down to purchase a home. That is

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3 Reasons You Should Be Selling Your Home in 2017

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/02/27

There are three reasons why you should consider selling your home this year. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report If you’ve been thinking about selling your home this year, you need to pull the trigger. Here are three reasons why. 1. Mortgage interest rates are still low. Although interest rates have been rising since October, the 30-year fixed home mortgage rate is still historically low. This means buyers still

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3 Reasons Why You Can’t Trust a Zestimate

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/02/09

Can you trust Zillow’s Zestimates to come up with the correct value for your home? Unfortunately, the answer is no, and there are three reasons why. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report A lot of people ask whether the home value they find on Zillow, also known as a Zestimate, is accurate. Can you really trust that Zestimate? Zestimates work almost the same way as a tax assessment: Zillow’s algorithm takes the

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5 Sale-Killing Mistakes to Avoid in Your Listing Photos

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2017/01/24

Listing photos are an important part of the home selling process. However, there are five sale-killing mistakes you need to avoid when taking listing photos. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report When you sell your home, the listings photos are an incredibly important part of getting prospective buyers into it. However, there are five sale-killing mistakes that you need to avoid when you take your listing photos:

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How Holiday Decor Can Amp Up Your Curb Appeal

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/12/14

Whether you're selling your home or just want it to look great, you can use holiday decor to seriously boost your curb appeal. I have four ways to share with you today. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report Certain holiday decor can really amp us your home's curb appeal. Today, I wanted to give you a list of the top four ways to utilize it: 1. Highlight your home's architecture. Consider edging your home's roof,

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What Can You Do to Save for a Down Payment?

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/12/13

Every buyer knows that they need a down payment in order to purchase a home. Today, I’ll go over five unique options you can use to save for your down payment. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report When buying a home, it’s very important that you have your down payment ready to go. Here are a few unique options to help you save for a down payment: 1. Consider crowdsourcing your home. 2. Ask the seller for help

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7 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Agent

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/11/29

When hiring an agent to sell your home, make sure to ask them these seven questions in order to pick the best one for the job. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report If you are planning on selling your home, how can you make sure that you select the best agent for the job? We have seven questions that you should ask when interviewing agents in order to hire the best one. 1. How long have you been selling homes? You

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What Do You Need to Know About Home Inspections?

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/11/14

If you’re a home buyer, there are five things you need to know about how home inspections function. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report As a home buyer, what are the five most important things to know about home inspections? 1. You can choose your own inspector. You can get a referral from a real estate agent or someone else who’s recently bought a home or just look up the National Association of Home Inspectors

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2 Things You Need to Know About Short Sales

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/10/31

What are short sales and what should you know about them? Here are a few things to keep in mind if you’re thinking about buying a short sale property. Buying an Pennsylvania Home? Search ALL Homes For Sale Selling Your Pennsylvania Home? Get a FREE Home Value Report What is a short sale? There a few things you need to know about short sales if you’re thinking about purchasing one. A short sale is the sale of a property where the proceeds net the lender less money than what is owed to the

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4 Tips to Help You Win the Home You Want

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/10/10

In this hot seller’s market how do you make your home offer stand out from the rest? Here are four steps I suggest you take. The market is extremely hot for sellers right now, and as a home buyer, it may not be as easy to get your offer accepted as it has been in the past. Here are a few tips to help make your offer stand out and win you the home you want: 1. Keep your offer simple and straightforward. This is especially important if there are multiple buyers making offers on the same property

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3 Reasons Why Fall Is a Great Time to Sell Your Home

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/09/26

Contrary to popular belief, the fall is actually a great time to sell a home. You may not see as many buyers as you would in the spring and summer, but you can be sure that fall buyers are more serious. We all know that a lot of people in the South Central Pennsylvania area list their homes on the market in early spring with a lot of those homes going under contract in early summer. But what about fall? How good is the fall selling season going to be? Each year is different, but I think that

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Turn a Lowball Offer into a Home Run in 5 Steps

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/09/08

If you’re selling your home in South Central Pennsylvania and you receive a lowball offer on it from a potential buyer, you may be wondering whether it’s still possible to get a great deal on your home. Today I’d like to share five steps you should take that will help you turn that lowball offer into a home run: 1. Don’t be insulted by a lowball offer. Your first instinct when receiving a low offer on your home may be to get defensive. This is the most unproductive thing you can do. Try not to

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What Happens If the Home You’re Buying Doesn’t Appraise?

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/08/29

As a buyer, what happens if the appraisal on the home you’re about to purchase comes in too low? There are four main options you can explore: Cancel the transaction. This may be the best option for you, even though it’s a heartbreaker. If your appraisal comes in below purchase price, analyze your sales contract, consult with your attorney or Realtor, and determine if you have a financing or appraisal contingency. If you do, then you have the right to walk away from the transaction or renegotiate

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5 Steps to Help You Get the Home You Want

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/08/17

How do you get the home you want in a competitive market like the one we’re experiencing now? There are five things you can do to help you compete in this market and snag the home you’re looking for:1. Get pre-approved. Without pre-approval, you won’t have peace of mind about your monthly mortgage payment or what your interest rate might be, and you’re not putting yourself at the top of the list of offers on the home in the first place. It’s also a good idea to ask your lender about a good-faith

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5 Quick Ways to Add Value to Your Central PA Home

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/07/28

Buying a home?Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home?Click here for a FREE Home Value Report If you’re planning on selling your home this summer, there are five things you can do to increase your home’s value: 1. Paint. I always recommend a fresh coat of paint. If you don’t have an eye for color, a coat of crisp white paint can go a long way. If you do have an eye for color, consider a light sand tone or shade of gray. A fresh coat of paint will give your house a nice finish

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How Elections Historically Affect the Real Estate Market

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/07/15

Buying a home?Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home?Click here for a FREE Home Value Report According to a Huffington Post article written by David Cross, real estate values continue to increase on average during an election year, but usually at a slightly slower pace than the year before or the year after. I’ve included a graph to help you get a picture of what that looks like. In general, according to historical averages, prices increased the year before at a 6% rate. During

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3 Reasons to Downsize with a New Home

Central PA Real Estate Podcast with Dave Hooke ·

2016/06/30

Buying a home?Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home?Click here for a FREE Home Value Report At a certain point, you don’t need a large home anymore. Maybe the kids are off to college or you’re just looking for something that requires less upkeep. In a world where bigger often seems better, sometimes less is more. Here are three benefits to downsizing with your next home: More money: If you are looking to get into a smaller home than the one you have now, it frees up equity

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