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Have you used TurboTax or an alternative to file your taxes? Would something like that, with step by step and explaining why's and how's not be enough for this

• dlp211 9y ago
  I think for stable markets; ie: markets where neither the buyer or seller has a distinct advantage; probably. But I just bought in a market where the sellers have a clear advantage and buyers are competing aggressively against one another. Houses in my market have an average listing time of 8 days, almost all with multiple offers, many with dozens of offers. I thought my RE agent wasn't really worth what I knew I would be paying him until we actually went to make an offer. Their knowledge of our circumstance and the local market let us put together an offer that despite not being the highest offer, nor the most favorable closing (I used a VA loan which takes on average 50% longer to close), we still were able to come out on top. My agent helped us get an inspection on the property the day we saw it so that we could wave inspection contingency, knew that we needed to put up more than the standard earnest money to account for our weak closing position, and they were able to accurately predict what the house would appraise for so that we could ensure that we didn't overbid and waive the under appraisal contingency.