Navigating the real estate market after many years can be overwhelming, so we’ve gathered some basics to help you begin your journey to sell your home. Once you have decided to sell, the decisions have just begun, many dependent upon your current life circumstances. Whether you are selling because you don’t need as much space … Continued
The typical process when you put your home on the market for sale is to prep and make repairs to attract buyers, expending a great deal of time, money, and energy before you ever list. In addition, sellers face the inconvenience of showings, paying high real estate commissions, professional fees, and closing costs. There’s another … Continued
While the news you’ve inherited a house may sound like a windfall, you may have an entirely different perspective if you should discover you’ve inherited a hoarder house. Inheriting a house from a hoarder brings a unique set of considerations. Hoarders assign value to possessions that no longer serve them and fill their homes with … Continued
If you own a home when you file for bankruptcy, it becomes part of the bankruptcy estate, the property or assets you own. In October of 2022, there was a twenty-seven percent increase in chapter 13 bankruptcy filings over the previous year. Bankruptcies, including all chapters, total a seven percent increase overall, which correlates strongly … Continued
Are you an absentee owner considering selling your vacant property? Absentee owners often need help managing the logistics of interactions with realtors, buyers, and other professionals, often missing time from their work, family, and friends to travel to the property. The conventional listing process is highly costly. With so much riding on the line, it … Continued
From the initial prep work to the day-to-day pressure to keep your home picture perfect for possible last-minute showings, listing a home for sale can be a stressful and exhausting experience for the entire family, not to mention expensive and highly time-consuming. However, suppose your property or circumstances are not a perfect fit for listing … Continued
There are a great many decisions involved when deciding to sell, and once you do, you face the next hurdle; what are my options for selling? Selling your home is one of the most significant financial transactions of your lifetime, and the method you use to sell can significantly affect your bottom line. Not every … Continued
Do you know a good real estate agent? Have you found yourself asking this question lately? The simple truth is you need to conduct your initial meeting with a listing agent as if it were a job interview. After all, when selling your house, you depend upon the information real estate agents provide as the … Continued
Once you’ve decided to sell your house, it’s time to select which sales method you’ll use. The world of real estate has evolved along with other industries and created a new professional that you may not be familiar with, the hybrid agent investor. This powerful hybrid combination is joining a professional licensed real estate agent … Continued
Before you strike out on your own to list your home as an FSBO, you should be aware selling options for homes have changed, and if you’re looking for ideas about the best way to sell your home, it may just be time to color outside the traditional lines. Just as hybrid vehicles revolutionized the … Continued
With so much paperwork to sign and complicated terminology involved in the transaction at closing, it can be confusing to understand just who signs a trust deed and when. However, holding real estate in a revocable living trust comes with many benefits, including estate tax savings, protection from creditors and avoiding probate. So read on … Continued
Listing your home for sale is costly. After making your decision, beginning the process of prepping for the sale of your home and then placing it on the market, days or weeks may have already passed. In the meantime, you’re still paying any existing mortgage, taxes, insurance and monthly expenses for maintaining the property. For … Continued
In a hurry to sell before the end of the year? While sales activities may be slightly slowing and interest rates are rising, housing values are increasing overall, and supplies are still considered low, with only around eight months of supply available on the real estate market at the end of 2022. However, you can … Continued
While real estate markets go through shifts and there is a cooling trend, the numbers show home prices are still rising, and the inventory of available homes is still low. Because of the law of supply and demand, the current market is still considered a seller’s market. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and … Continued
Home repairs. Those two words have the power to send shudders down the spines of homeowners, especially when it is time to sell. So often, these sellers list without knowing the depth of the repairs lurking below their roof, walls, and foundation surfaces. Instead, spending restless nights tossing and turning in fear and anticipation of … Continued
