Congratulations on your offer being accepted! In many cases, you may have a provision in your sales contract for a satisfactory home inspection. You’re one step closer to owning your dream home. Now is the time to choose a home inspector to take a closer look at the property. Inspectors are thorough and in some […]
I’m sure you’re aware of online estimate sites such as Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and Homes.com. There are many others but those are key players in the world of online estimate sites to get an estimate on what your home is worth. Those sites are very convenient to use (enter your address and in most cases […]
When you’re dealing with the world of real estate transactions, it might cause some hesitation to decide upon using a friend who happens to be an agent to sell or purchase your home. There could be concerns such as how professional relationships may impact their personal connection which might weigh on a person’s mind. There […]
Regardless of whether you’re entitled to $250,000 or $500,000 of exclusion when you sell your home, prices have gone up so much in the past two years, you may be approaching the limit where you might have to pay tax on the excess when you sell. Any improvements you have made to the home during […]
First – what is an appraisal gap? Quite simply, it’s the difference between “the fair market value determined by an appraiser and the amount you agreed to pay for the home.” It doesn’t mean that you have to cancel the sale, but it does mean some negotiations will probably be happening And, an appraisal gap […]
Selling your home involves many decisions – some easier than others. Sometimes, those decisions can cause an owner stress or procrastination. Early in the process, the owner will have that opportunity to decide whether to sell their home “as-is” which avoids the issues that tend to loom when selling a home. But, is “as-is” a […]
There are four of the five factors which affect the sale of any home – which owners can actually control. Those are price, condition, terms and the agent you select. The one thing you definitely cannot control is the location of the home – but you do of course have the ability to adjust the […]
Normally, married couples own a home as joint tenant with rights of survivorship. When a spouse dies, the surviving spouse inherits the home and it does not trigger a taxable event. Unfortunately however, the capital gain exclusion is reduced to a single person’s share unless the survivor disposes of the property in the granted time. […]
Having the right person “champion” for your real estate cause is extremely important in today’s market. After all, there are only 1.7 months supply of inventory compared to 6 months in a balanced market, and the average home is getting 4.8 offers per sale. You see, in the Middle Ages, it was a custom to […]
According to CoreLogic’s Homeowner Equity Insights, Americans have seen the equity in their homes increase by 29.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2021. The average home equity during that time period was a whopping gain of $55,000. This increase is a fuel that homeowners are experiencing. A fuel which is a large […]
