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    Articles by Jan Zufelt
    More to know about reverse mortgages | Let’s Get Real Estate | June
    More to know about reverse mortgages | Let’s...
    By Jan Zufelt • June 3, 2011 4:05 pm

    Dear Jan: You talked last month about Reverse Mortgages.  This approach is very appealing to me.  What kind of a…

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    What’s a reverse mortgage? | Let’s Get Real Estate | May
    What’s a reverse mortgage? | Let’s Get Real...
    By Jan Zufelt • May 2, 2011 3:23 pm

    Dear Jan, We are senior citizens and thinking about selling our current house and buying a smaller home with less…

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    Can I buy a house without an occupancy permit? | Let’s Get Real Estate | April
    Can I buy a house without an occupancy...
    By Jan Zufelt • March 28, 2011 1:53 pm

    Dear Jan, I looked at a house that was foreclosed upon. It is new but was never finished.  I was…

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    Market showing signs of recovery? | Let’s Get Real Estate | March
    Market showing signs of recovery? | Let’s Get...
    By Jan Zufelt • March 1, 2011 2:03 pm

    Dear Jan: Our neighbors just put their home on the market. It has already sold with a full price offer….

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    Should we buy a HUD house? | Let’s Get Real Estate | February
    Should we buy a HUD house? | Let’s...
    By Jan Zufelt • January 28, 2011 1:49 pm

    Dear Jan I keep seeing homes on the web that refer to a HUD case number. What does that mean?…

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    The skinny on short sales | Let’s Get Real Estate | December
    The skinny on short sales | Let’s Get...
    By Jan Zufelt • December 22, 2010 5:55 pm

    Dear Jan: We owe the bank more on our home than it is worth. We need to sell our home….

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    What should I know about selling a mobile home? | Let’s Get Real Estate | November
    What should I know about selling a mobile...
    By Jan Zufelt • November 8, 2010 6:04 pm

    Dear Jan: I want to sell my manufactured home on a few acres. Is there anything I need to know…

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    Staging a home | Let’s Get Real Estate | October
    Staging a home | Let’s Get Real Estate...
    By Jan Zufelt • October 1, 2010 1:28 pm

    Dear Jan: We are about to list our home. I keep hearing about “staging” our home. What does that mean?…

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    What’s an elevation certificate? | Let’s Get Real Estate | August
    What’s an elevation certificate? | Let’s Get Real...
    By Jan Zufelt • August 9, 2010 1:24 pm

    Dear Jan: We are buying a water view home and the lender has asked if the owner has an “elevation…

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    Homebuyer’s tax credit gone, what now? | Let’s Get Real Estate | June
    Homebuyer’s tax credit gone, what now? | Let’s...
    By Jan Zufelt • June 11, 2010 5:12 pm

    Dear Jan: Now that the first-time buyer’s tax credit is gone has the market slowed down? We are thinking of…

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    What’s the deal with USDA loans? | Let’s Get Real Estate | March
    What’s the deal with USDA loans? | Let’s...
    By Jan Zufelt • March 2, 2010 2:59 pm

    Dear Jan, Some friends told us that the Department of Agriculture is giving out special loans for buying a home….

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    What to know when selling a vacant home | Let’s Get Real Estate | January
    What to know when selling a vacant home...
    By Jan Zufelt • December 28, 2009 1:41 pm

    Dear Jan, We have just bought a home out of state and are getting ready to list our home here…

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    Can anyone get the homebuyer tax credit? | Let’s Get Real Estate | December
    Can anyone get the homebuyer tax credit? |...
    By Jan Zufelt • November 25, 2009 1:19 pm

    Dear Jan: Did I hear this right …now anybody can get a tax credit for buying a house? KW and…

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    Is 100 percent financing still available? | Let’s Get Real Estate | October
    Is 100 percent financing still available? | Let’s...
    By Jan Zufelt • September 28, 2009 5:48 pm

    Dear Jan: We have no down payment to buy a home. Are there any 100 percent financing loans out there…

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    Ask Jan: Mortgage frustration
    Ask Jan: Mortgage frustration
    By Jan Zufelt • July 30, 2009 12:24 pm

    Dear Jan: As a part of the sale of our home, the buyer’s lender ordered an appraisal. We were told…

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    Let’s Get Real Estate
    Let’s Get Real Estate
    By Jan Zufelt • May 27, 2009 5:11 pm

    Dear Jan: I am selling my home. I have been told an appraiser is coming out to appraise my home…

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    Let’s Get Real Estate
    Let’s Get Real Estate
    By Jan Zufelt • April 28, 2009 2:03 pm

    Dear Jan: I am confused. I am a first time buyer, and first I heard that there is a $7500…

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    Let’s Get Real Estate
    Let’s Get Real Estate
    By Jan Zufelt • March 27, 2009 2:06 pm

    Dear Jan: We are getting ready to sell our home. Should we have the septic tank pumped now? OB Dear…

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    Let’s Get Real Estate: Getting help with house payments
    Let’s Get Real Estate: Getting help with house...
    By Jan Zufelt • November 26, 2008 3:32 pm

    Dear Jan: We are behind on our house payments. With all the talk about the mortgage companies working with the…

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    Let’s Get Real Estate: Dual Agency
    Let’s Get Real Estate: Dual Agency
    By Jan Zufelt • November 13, 2008 2:06 pm

    Dear Jan: Our neighbors are selling their home. Their own agent brought them an offer from a buyer he had…

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