New Years Tips For Buying And Selling A House In Windermere - Windermere Realtors
                     New Year’s Tips For 
Buying And Selling A 
House In 
Windermere | 
Windermere Realtors
New Years 
Solution
Now that the end of the year is 
upon us, it’s time to start 
thinking about some New Year 
resolutions. If your 2019 
resolution is to buy or sell a 
home, here are some 
suggestions to help you along 
the way. For everyone else, 
we’ve added some tips about 
building equity and investing 
in updates to your home.
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BUYBINUGYING
• Create a buying timeline and 
work towards your goal
• Check your credit scores and 
work to improve your rating
• Start or increase your savings 
for a down payment
• Start the loan pre-approval 
process
• Meet with your real estate 
agent
• Start looking for homes
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BUSYIENLGLING
• Create a selling timeline to 
work towards having your 
home ready for market
• Make a list of home 
improvements and a plan on 
how to manage them
• Get rid of the clutter
• Contact a real estate agent (If 
you don’t have an agent, click 
here to be introduced to a 
Windermere Real Estate 
agent.)
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BUBIULYDIINGG EQUITY
• Take advantage of low interest 
rates by refinancing to a lower 
rate
• Consider refinancing to a 
shorter term loan
• Make extra lump-sum 
payments.
• Pay every two weeks instead 
of once a month.
• Pay a little extra each month.
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Investing In Your 
BUYINHGome
• Choose a home improvement 
project that will yield a
 good return on investment
 when you do choose to sell.
• Create a 
home checklist to track mainte
nance projects
 over the year
• Make eco-improvements to 
increase your home’s 
sustainability and reduce your 
utility payments over the long-
term.
WINDERMEREWILLAMETTEVALLEY
PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT
987 NW Circle Blvd
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 754-6102
(541) 754-7075
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