YES! Your New Orleans house is for sale! Your top New Orleans real estate agent said they were going to host an open house and you are PUMPED for it! What should you expect from an open house though? Well….. hate to burst your bubble, but you shouldn’t be. The large majority of… Read more »
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Nothing is sure in life but death and taxes. But, death and property in Louisiana are a little bit trickier than other places. Who does the property go to if you don’t have a will in place? What about community property? These are super common questions! Ashleigh Tuozzolo, New Orleans title attorney with… Read more »
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What is dual agency? “Yeah, I just called the agent on the sign in front of the house. They sold me the house.” The agent on the sign was hired to protect the sellers – not you. When a real estate agent works for the seller and the buyer, it is called dual… Read more »
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When is it time to move? That is the question. I’m sure the thought of moving is just forming a little headache right now. For most people, moving is on their list of things that never want to do again. But, sometimes, we have to rip the band-aid off, get some moving boxes, and… Read more »
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At every open house you New Orleans real estate agents host, there is always someone who asks “Why are they selling their home?” The real question is – Why do you want to know? If they are selling because it’s too much work for them, you’re going to see the house needs… Read more »
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When looking to buy your next New Orleans home, or even make improvements on your existing one, you should find out if the property lies in a historic district. The HDLC (Historic District Landmarks Commission) is the regulatory agency outside of the Vieux Carre. What do they do exactly? Here’s the answer from their… Read more »
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You just moved into your new New Orleans neighborhood and would love to be kept up to date on stuff happening around you. Who doesn’t? That’s what neighborhood Facebook groups are for! I can’t speak for other cities, but neighborhood Facebook groups in New Orleans can get pretty epic. When I say epic, I mean… Read more »
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Since 2015, New Orleans real estate has seen an explosion of fully renovated houses. Listings love to brag about how EVERYTHING was redone! New plumbing! New roof! New electrical! New ….. Welllllll……. not quite everything. These full-blown renovations in New Orleans always tend to leave something out. And it’s almost always the foundation.… Read more »
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Whenever your top New Orleans real estate agent has the opportunity to come list your home for sale, one of the first questions we will ask is “Have you made any home improvements since you purchased the house?” https://www.nolalending.com/loan-officers/lender.html?cId=11237&title=courtlin-donner-noggerath-mandeville Almost 100% of the time, people tell us YES! But, what they start naming off… Read more »
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A request we get frequently, typically from out of town buyers, is that they want something they can buy and AirBnB it out full-time. (Here at Be New Orleans, we don’t work with those buyers.) Here’s the deal though – currently (as of March 2019) no new permits will be given out in the… Read more »
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