Hypermiling How To
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What is Hypermiling?
There are many definitions of hypermiling and even distinctions on who can actually claim they are a hypermiler. In easy terms, it is learning to drive in a new way 
to save as much gas usage as you can or to increase your MPG above the EPA as much as possible. Fuel economy (FE) is the key.
I have read that some hypermilers get better gas mileage in their gas-guzzling SUV's than the guy down the street driving a Prius normally. Hypermilers seem to be a new sub-culture with contests and hypermiler "rock stars."
With gas headed to $4.00/gallon this summer, the term hypermiling might become a household word.
You Have to Relearn How to Drive
The following are very simple hypermiling techniques:
- Drive slooooooow -…
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We found the buyers for a Scottsdale single-family home. They were first-time buyers and we worked hard to get them a great price on their Scottsdale home for sale. We saved them $22,400 off of the list price, and this was not a short sale or foreclosure. We go to bat for our buyers and we've saved buyers thousands of dollars over the years.
Real estate agents know that it can be fun and exciting viewing potential homes that you might be interested in purchasing. When you find a home online, in an automated e-mail, or driving down the street, you might want to see it right now. However, even if it is a vacant home, we still need to make an appointment with the listing office.
UPDATE - 11/2/2017 - This is an older post that was made in a declining market. The market is definitely better today but we still get sellers that want to list their homes higher than market value. Read the rest of this post to see why that's not a good idea.
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We are in the worst market I have experienced since I started in the business in 1983. My welcome to real estate was interest rates that shot up to 18% and even higher. There was a lot of creative financing out there, and homes were still being purchased. The good news is that those high rates didn't last very long, and the market got back to normal much quicker than what we are experiencing today.
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