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You’re buying a home and the seller’s agent comes back with a request. The seller needs to stay a little while after closing. Their next home isn’t ready, or the school year is almost over, or the movers can’t come until the following week. If you’re the buyer, your first thought might be that this […]
If you own a home, there’s a good chance you’ll sell it someday. And when you do, the buyer’s loan type will matter more than you might think. Right now we’re working through VA and FHA required repairs on some of our listings. We see the same thing every time. A seller finds out about […]
Let’s be honest: housing affordability is a steep hurdle for many people right now. But what if I told you we’ve been watching a possible solution play out in our living rooms for decades? Allow me to introduce what I call The Blanche Method. I grew up watching The Golden Girls in the 1980s, and […]
You listed your home with optimism. You did the prep work. You had professional photos taken. You priced it where your agent recommended. And now it’s been three weeks, maybe four, maybe more, and the showings have slowed down and the offers haven’t come. This is one of the hardest places to be as a […]
You made an offer. It got accepted. You signed the contract and everyone congratulated you. And then you waited for someone to tell you what happens next. This is the part of the homebuying process that nobody explains well. The stretch between going under contract and sitting at the closing table can feel like a […]
There’s something different about an older home. The character, the details, the way the light comes through original windows. Older homes have a soul that new construction rarely replicates. They also have a set of realities that every owner should understand. Not to scare you. To prepare you. Because the homeowners who love their older […]
One of the most common pieces of advice new agents get is to be everything to everyone. Take every client. Work every price point. Cover every neighborhood. Cast the widest net possible and see what comes in. It sounds logical. It’s actually one of the slower ways to build a real estate business. The agents […]
You’ve accepted an offer. The due diligence period went smoothly. The inspection is behind you. Everything feels like it’s moving in the right direction. Then the appraisal comes back lower than your contract price and suddenly the deal feels like it’s in jeopardy. This happens more than most sellers expect. And while it’s stressful, a […]
There’s a version of the homebuying process that looks clean and linear from the outside. You find a house, you make an offer, you close, you get the keys. Simple. The reality is a little more textured than that. And most buyers, once they’re on the other side of closing, have at least a few […]
Owning a home is one of the best financial decisions you can make. It’s also one of the most expensive ones to ignore. The difference between a home that holds its value and one that slowly starts falling apart almost always comes down to the same thing: maintenance that either happened on schedule or didn’t […]
