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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Check out what the hottest New Orleans neighborhoods were in March! Here’s the rundown of the hottest neighborhoods for March 2020: 0-100k: New Orleans East 100k-200k: Pontchartrain Park 200k-300k: Algiers & Fairgrounds 300k-400k: Carrollton & Broadmoor 400k-500k: Lakeview & Lower Coast 500k-750k: Lakeview & Lake Vista 750k-1 Million: Garden District 1M… 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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New to the city and need to know what are the different areas of New Orleans? No problem! Be New Orleans has you covered. We help residents buy and sell homes in New Orleans and the surrounding metro area. Let us help you break down all these areas & neighborhoods! Westbank When you… Read more »
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Why you want a full-time real estate agent. If you’re looking to buy for the first time, you may take to social media to ask your friends who they used. Then you’re going to bombarded with replies and people tagging every damn real estate agent in the New Orleans metro area. How do you… Read more »
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“Oh my god! My credit is so bad. I could never buy a house!” Every day we come across people asking us how to improve their credit scores so they can purchase their New Orleans home. While some of our tips take longer than others – it’s all great information to have! Credit… Read more »
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