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Finding/Selling a Home: Real Estate and Rentals

If you're planning on moving, selling and buying a home will be a top priority. Searching for a house in another city, state or country can seem a little overwhelming. Check out these great resources to selling and finding that perfect home.
Moving: To Buy or Rent?
How to decide if you should invest in property or to rent your new home.
Moving: Is a Planned Community Right For You?
Before you purchase a new home, check out the neighborhood by using these tips and suggestions.
Advice on Buying and Selling Your Home
The best site on the net for buying and selling your home. Real Estate expert Elizabeth Weintraub will guide you through the process from mortgages to inspections, step by step.
Online Home Appraisal Tool
While this tool isn't a complete substitute for a live appraisal, it's a great place to start. It's also a fun tool to use to find out exactly how much your neighbor's property is worth, too!
Bird's Eye View of Your Property
This site offers homes for sale, with alert capabilites, then goes one step further. It provides a bird's eye view of the neighborhood with links to schools, coffee shops and restaurants. Fun and informative!
Mortgage Calculator
First step is to find out how of a mortgage you can afford. This great tool is easy to use and quite accurate. Check this out before you start your home search.
Best Real Estate Blog
Keep informed with the best Real Estate blog on the net.
Realtor.com
Best site for looking at properties from the comfort of your home office. This site will also give you an idea of home prices for the area that you're searching in.
ForSaleByOwner.com
Best site on the net for houses offered and sold directly by the owners.
RealEstate.com
Great site for checking out homes online. This site also offers a "home watch" option so you'll be notified when that perfect house is available.
International Homes For Sale
To find houses and properties for sale in other countries, check out this site for listings from 27 different areas of the world.
Mortgage Shopper
A good place to do some shopping for a mortgage. Best advice is to use this tool to find the lowest mortgage, then check with your hometown banks to see if they can offer the same. Again, great place to start the mortgage hunt.
Interactive Housing Maps
Fun site that combines housing listings from Craigslist with Google Maps. It also offers a great way to find rentals.

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