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Old 02-15-2011, 10:55 AM
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Before making an offer on a re-sale home, go to Zillow.com and look at their estimates. It also has the history of the sales of the house on it. Realtors hate this site because of the good information for sellers.

I did not find homes marked up because the bond is paid off or is very low. I sure cannot see paying a bond of $25,000 to $50,000 when there are so many great re-sales with much lower bonds or no bond.

The Zillow estimate is a good starting place to consider for a first offer to a seller. It is all about negotiation. Cannot do that on a new home.