Selling a Home

4 Steps to preparing your home for sale

If you are thinking about selling in this amazing seller’s market you have likely started wondering about what you need to do to get ready to sell. Your first step...
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Selling a rental property? Have you considered a 1031 Exchange to defer capital gains tax?

Capital gains tax is the tax you pay on the profit from the sale of an investment such as real estate. There is an exclusion of $250,000 per owner of...
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Selling? How soon should you contact your Realtor?

  It may be different for other Realtors, but if you are thinking about working with us when you sell and/or buy a home the time to contact us is...
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Most homes are sold with contingencies of some kind

Even though you may not think in terms of making a contingent offer when you write a purchase agreement to buy a home, most purchase agreements have contingencies of some...
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Does the seller have to fix issues found at a buyer’s inspection?

The simple answer is no, a seller has no obligation to fix any issues found at a buyer's inspection. A buyer's inspection is a private inspection paid for by the...
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About 2nd showings….

There was a time when second showings were pretty standard… buyers would pick out their top 3 homes and do second showings of them before making a decision. With such...
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The importance of saying goodbye to your home when you move

Experiences in a few different situations recently reminded me how important it is to get closure when selling your home… especially one that has been a soul center and source...
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Afraid to sell for fear of not finding something to buy?

It's the classic story of which comes first… the chicken or the egg? Inventory is short because there aren't enough homes listed for sale, and some sellers are holding back...
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