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What Property Management Companies Do & Why You Should Hire One
As a real estate investor, hiring a property management company is one of the best decisions you can make. Property management companies protect your investment and reduce your stress by taking care of it for you. Property managers who negotiate leases, handle...
Rent, Sell, or Keep: What to Do with Your Home After Downsizing
What To Do With Your Home If You Are Downsizing As you grow older, downsizing to a smaller, more manageable home seems like an increasingly attractive option. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a complicated process. Before you even start dealing with the move, you...
Jodi Bakst of Real Estate Experts Makes Best Agents List
November 12, 2019 (Chapel Hill, NC) – After analyzing and scoring 105 agents, Expertise has awarded Jodi Bakst (left), owner of Chapel Hill-based Real Estate Experts, a place on its 2019 list of the Best Real Estate Agents serving Durham, NC. “I’m thrilled!” Bakst...
We’re Seeking Agents to Join the Real Estate Experts Team
LeeAnn Prescott, who works in the Real Estate Expert’s Chapel Hill office, and Cathryn Hartwell, who works in our Burlington location, join me today to help me explain why you should join the Real Estate Experts team. LeeAnn is a relatively new agent. She...
Blueplate PR adds Real Estate Experts to its client base
October 28, 2019 (Raleigh, NC) -- Blueplate PR in Raleigh has added a new client to its roster: professional Realtor® Jodi Bakst, the owner of Real Estate Experts. Based in Chapel Hill, Real Estate Experts is an independent, full-service residential real estate and...
Jodi Bakst, Broker Owner of Real Estate Experts, Earns the Certified International Property Specialist Designation
Jodi Bakst, Broker Owner of Real Estate Experts located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina has earned the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, placing her among 3,500 elite real estate professionals in over 45 countries. The designation was...
How To Treat Your Home Like You Treat Yourself
Today I want to talk about how you can treat your house like you treat yourself by performing a wellness check on it. In this business, I see all kinds of home issues every day. I could write a book with all the stories I’ve seen. However, one story from a few years...
Time for a Toilet Upgrade
Whether it is a cosmetic or a mechanical reason for upgrading a toilet, you may not know all the choices that are involved to choose the right one for your home. The current toilet may have cracks or leaks in the bowl or tank. It could be the aggravation of constant...
How You Can Put Down Less Than 20% and Avoid PMI
How can you make a down payment of 20% or less and avoid PMI? To start, you must have really good credit. In other words, your credit score must be in the high 700s. There’s a strong correlation between your credit score and how much mortgage insurance you...
Picking The Right Realtor For You
When a whole lobster was presented at the table of a restaurant, the customer noticed there was only one claw on it. He asked what happened to the lobster and the waiter said, maybe he lost a fight with another lobster. The customer replied to the explanation by...