Property Disclosures When Selling Your Home
Planning to sell your home? Be sure to prepare for some paperwork as disclosures will be involved. Some required and some not, based on the state in which you reside.
October 15, 2020
October 13, 2020
Calculating Square Footage
Understanding how professionals calculate square footage assists prospective buyers in determining how -- and whether -- this number will impact home value.
October 10, 2020
When and Why We Downsize
Selling the family home in favor of a smaller, simpler dwelling can be motivated by several factors. The most well known is, of course, "empty nest" syndrome.
October 06, 2020
Home Insurance Add-ons
As any home owner can attest, it is impossible to get a mortgage without evidence that the property is properly insured. In most cases, this means a homeowner's policy is in place in case of fire or storm damage.
October 04, 2020
When is it Time to Switch Realtors
Hiring a Realtor comes in many flavors. Whether it be a family member or friend, a personal reference, an agent matching site (e.g. UpNest or Homelight) or other method, it isn't always a guarantee that it will be a perfect match.
October 02, 2020
Top 5 States We're Moving to
Whether for work, school or change of scenery, people of the United States are a transient lot. According to U.S. census data approximately 31,000,000 people moved this past year; 3,000,000 of them across state borders.
September 30, 2020
Navigating Concurrent Transactions
Relocating for work or family or cost of living always involves a tricky two-step: selling the original house and using the proceeds to subsequently purchase the new one.
September 28, 2020
Maximizing Your Profit When Selling Your Home
We buy our homes to fulfill basic needs of survival, i.e. the safety and comfort of shelter. Yet purchasing a house can also serve as a financial investment, with the expectation of a generous return at re-sale time. Results, however, are often mixed.
September 26, 2020
Tiny Homes: Land vs. Portable
There is a whole tiny home revolution going on in this country. Tiny dwellings can be portable and placed on wheels, set on skids or otherwise tied down to a permanent piece of land somewhere.