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The facts about Flood Insurance. Do you need it?

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. The facts about Flood Insurance. Do you need it? Hey everybody, John Herman, PropertyUp and today I'm on the shores of the Fox River and I want to talk a little bit about flood insurance. We just ran into the biggest flood we ever had on the Fox River and I want to…

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Doing electrical repairs ahead of listing saves time and money

https://youtu.be/SlFbgH8tEwg Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Hey everybody, John Herman, PropertyUp and today I want to give you a quick tip on electrical before you list your home. Once your home is sold and an inspector goes through, they are going to take a "receptacle tester" and test  every single plug inside your home.…

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Use extra care when buying bank owned homes

https://youtu.be/fQfhSUMYMJ4 Hey everybody, John Herman, Property Up.   I am in a bank owned property right now.  The bank did a lot of work on this house to make it look nice,  but not as much work as they should have and I want to point some things out while I'm in here.   This property is listed at about $150,000,  it's on Seminole drive in Algonquin.  They put in…

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It’s worth it to fight your taxes

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Hey everybody, John Herman, PropertyUp, and today I want to talk to you about property taxes. In the state of Illinois it's a very important subject.  There's an amazing statistic that I just read saying that 70% of homeowners do not go in and fight their taxes every year,…

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Shopping for a mortgage: banks or mortgage broker

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Hey everybody, John Herman, PropertyUp, I'm going to make a video today about the difference between big bank's preapproval or a mortgage company's preapproval.   So, today I'm sitting at an open house and one of the buyers that came in was not preapproved and they said, "well, what…

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7 Financial Moves You Should Not Make as a Home Buyer

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Today I’m making a video for buyers. These are seven financial moves you should not make as a buyer when you are getting ready to buy a house. This is the part of the buying process that you want to make sure you get right because you’re going to…

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Is a Pre-Listing Inspection Smart?

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. I recently received a great online question that I want to answer for all of you. It went like this. “I’m thinking about selling my home and I want to make sure there are no surprises that come up after I sell it. Should I get a home inspection…

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How Illinois Taxes Affect Homebuyers and Sellers

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Whether you’re in the market to buy or sell a home, Illinois taxes are going to affect you. We want you to be informed about just how that will happen, so we’ve got some advice for buyers and sellers today. For buyers searching for homes online, you’ll see tax…

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Check out Our New School Search Tool

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Today I wanted to drop by with a quick update on the Property Up website that you might like. We've added a school search tool link at the top of our website that allows you to search by elementary, middle, or high school. You can search for homes by…

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How to Make Sure Your Electrical Panel Is up to Code

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale. Today I’m doing a home inspection with my favourite home inspector, Tom Krick, who’s going to go through what to expect and what to look for in an electrical panel. The standard home electrical panel, shown above, is a 200 amp. Every electrical panel is going to be 240…

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