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South Jersey Real Estate 4 open houses over 4 weeks, I know it’s not a scientific study, but I already know the answer to the question of “Do open houses work?”  Back in the day when I was a newbie, I did about 40 open houses a year and it was a good prospecting tool [...]

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Let’s say that you own a home but want to move to a better home.   Most people start the process by looking for the new home first… and then it hits them…. how am i going to pay for this thing?!    For the sake of brevity, let’s say you don’t want to rent your current [...]

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If you never knew  (or never really cared)  how real estate agents get paid, you might be surprised that we actually work for Free !   Yes it’s true…. kind of.     When selling your South Jersey home, we enter into a listing agreement which explains that my brokerage fee is contingent upon successfully selling your home.    [...]

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Points are the closest thing to legalized bribery!   When applying for a mortgage to buy a house, you can pay the lender a fee to get a better interest rate.   The fee is called a point and is 1% of the amount you borrow.   You could pay one or many points.   The point costs you [...]

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How’s the market?

by Joe Montenigro · 0 comments

It’s a question that I get all the time…. but what’s the REAL question? Maybe some people are just making small talk because they know I’m a broker but many, I believe, want to know if it’s OK to buy a home. Watching the news is scarey and there’s no shortage of uncertainty in the [...]

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Hello South Jersey, I’ve been a real estate broker in South Jersey for about 20 years.   I know stuff.   Ask me questions about buying a home or selling your home in South Jersey.   Don’t be shy.     While it’s true, that I don’t make my living giving out free advice, I can spare a few minutes [...]

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