Here's a concrete suggestion that's less well known: Find an agent who also brokers rental properties in your price range.

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The higher your monthly rent, the more likely it is that owners of rentals in your price range will be represented by agents.

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First, if you're shopping for real estate far from where you're living, try scouring the local listings for rental properties in your price range.

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Web sites like mysimon.com and computers.com can give you a good idea of what is available in your price range and who offers discounts.

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This is the main reason Cisco Systems has traded and will always trade in the same price range for the rest of your natural life, despite buying back billions in shares each year.

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As you might expect from a camera in this price range, Nikon threw in embedded WiFi and GPS, letting you geotag and upload your pics directly from the camera.

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