Ryan Ward

Here is the 24 hour report for 3-19-2008 activity in Kent, Covington, Auburn, Maple Valley and surrounding markets according to the Northwest MLS.

This information is provided directly from our local MLS. Please feel free to check back often for the most accurate and updated information available in the South King County area for local real estate reports and statistics.

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Current real estate activity in the Maple Valley/ Covington market according to the Northwest MLS.

This information is provided directly from our local MLS. Please feel free to check back often for the most accurate and updated information available in the Tucson area for local real estate reports and statistics.

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So... you have decided to sell your home. Now you want to know what steps should I take to make the process as smooth as possible. As one of the top producing Realtors in the community many people ask me for advice on what they should do when they planning to sell.

I thought I would take a couple moments to write down my 6 steps that everyone should take when selling their home.

#1 GET PRE-APPROVED! What still amazes me is the number of people that plan to sell their home to buy that "dream home" and have no idea if they can qualify for the loan or if they can afford the monthly payment.

#2 CHECK YOUR PAYOFF.Call your lender and request to get your 30 Day Payoff. This will tell you the amount that you will need to payoff if you sell your home within the next 30 days.

#3 FIND YOUR HOMES VALUE.Appraisals and Tax Assessment Value are good ways to get an idea of what your home is worth. But, to get the true Market Value of your home, you need a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) on your home. This is when a Realtor will compile comparable homes that are currently for sale, pending sell, or recently sold. This is the best way to determine your true market value.

#4 DETERMINE YOUR COSTS TO SELL.Real estate commissions, attorney fees, excise tax, title and escrow costs, pre-payment penalties, are all costs that you may need to pay when selling your home.

#5 DETERMINE YOUR COST TO BUY.Down payment, loan costs, moving expenses, title and escrow fees, hazard insurance policies, are all cost that you may be required to pay when buying a home.

#6 CALCULATE YOUR NET PROCEEDS.This is the amount of money that you will make after you payoff all the expenses that are involved with selling your home.

After completing these 6 steps you are ready to sell your home! Now it's time to make sure that home is ready to show... But thats a whole new topic!

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Here is a question that people ask me all the time... Why should I get a home inspection on a new house? I mean its a new house, why would you need to get a home inspection? The house was just built and everything is new. The house has just passed codes and building inspections.

However... NO HOME IS PERFECT! Not even a new home! It is very important for you to know what your buying. Although there are many people that come through the house, these people are working on one particular area of the home. And... usually there is only one person that overlooks that these individual tasks have been completed.

Ive recently seen a home inspection on a new home that reported some pretty significant issues that the builder has missed when building the home. One of these items was a leaky pipe that had it gone unnoticed would have been a huge problem. If this wasn't caught it would have continued to leak and caused a pretty spendy problem to fix.

You see... When you hire a licenced home inspector, they are trained to find problems that most people would miss. This is what they do for a living and they are good at it.

So, here is my recommendation to anyone looking to buy a home. Always get a home inspection, whether the home is 15 years old... or 15 days old! This way you know what your getting yourself into. You are probably about to make the biggest investment in you life. A home inspection is a great way to get some cheap insurance and feel safe with your investment.

Okay... here is your chance to search the MLS the same way us Realtors do. This is a completely free service where you can find every home listed for sale. There is absolutely no risk and you are never obligated to purchase a home. All you have to do is visit www.RyanWardGroup.com and click the "Search the MLS" button. You can search by price, area, number of bedrooms or bathrooms, then save your favorites. You can also receive a notification that a home meets you requirements the moment it comes for sale.

Again, there is no cost or obligation to buy. If you would like to search the MLS. Just visit www.RyanWardGroup.com