Posts from August 30th, 2016

I love my job because it's different every day. One day, I might be working with a family who is relocating to Roanoke, and I get the opportunity to show them my hometown. The next day, it might be empty-nesters who are looking to downsize into their next dream home.

I also work a lot with real estate investors. These folks buy homes that are in poor condition, often have been foreclosed on, and are in the hands of the bank or a foreclosure company. After the purchase, the investors rehab the house -- doing repairs and adding upgrades that get the home back in liveable condition -- and resell it, hopefully at a profit. This is also called "flipping."

What I love about rehabbed homes is that they often present super opportunities to buyers who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford a home with all the upgrades found in a rehab: A...

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