11Buying and Selling Real EstateA Woman’s Place Is in the Home—Whether You’re Buying or Selling

The best investment on earth is earth.

—LOUIS J. GLICKMAN

BUYING A HOME

Whether the real estate market is hot, cold, or somewhere in between is out of your control. Unfortunately often you also cannot control when you need to move because of events occurring in your life, such as divorce or job change. Therefore, preparation, vision, and creativity are the keys to buying or selling a house. Pat Mastandrea, president of the Cheyenne Group, was in the market to buy a house in Connecticut near the beach. At the time, the real estate market was red-hot, and she had already lost two houses in bidding wars. In each case, purchasers had bid up the price ...

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