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Are Home Appraisals Obsolete? Dec. 27, 2022
Dear Monty: I am indirectly involved in real estate transactions. I work for a title company. I witn... Read More
How to Draft a Real Estate Contingency Dec. 06, 2022
Dear Monty: We are selling our home to a neighbor down the street. We didn't know them, but they kno... Read More
The Pros and Cons of a Home Sale Contingency Nov. 29, 2022
Dear Monty: Our home just went up for sale 10 days ago. We have had two showings. We just received a... Read More
Home Sellers and Buyers Beware! Nov. 22, 2022
Dear Monty: We will be selling our home in the spring. Our house was built in the early 1940s. It is... Read More
Typical Buyer Complaints About Real Estate Agents Nov. 01, 2022
Dear Monty: We have been looking to buy our first home. It is discouraging to listen to the media. T... Read More
Six Reasons for an Agent 'No Response' to an Offer Oct. 04, 2022
Dear Monty: Our agent (buyer's agent) presented our "as-is" full-price offer to the seller's agent. ... Read More
The Future of Home Selling Is Near Sep. 20, 2022
Dear Monty: You wrote an article about technology replacing real estate agents last fall. It was a v... Read More
How To Decide to Convert Your Home to A Two-Family House Aug. 23, 2022
Dear Monty: I need to find out if I can convert my single-family home into a two-family. The second ... Read More
Five Options to Consider When a Real Estate Agent Violates the Rules Aug. 16, 2022
Dear Monty: Can a real estate agent from the brokerage agency of the seller outbid your offer withou... Read More
Six Options When Your Offers Are Losing Jul. 05, 2022
Dear Monty: We have made offers on four homes. Our agent says that people are buying them for cash a... Read More
Five Options to Sidestep Dealing With a Relative Jun. 14, 2022
Dear Monty: We are planning on selling our home soon. My wife's sister has a son that is a real esta... Read More
Five Low-Cost Ways to Add Value When Selling a Home May. 17, 2022
Dear Monty: We are considering a lifestyle change that involves selling our home. There is advice ev... Read More
Warranty Deed versus Quitclaim Deed May. 10, 2022
Dear Monty: We want to give our son a quitclaim deed to our house, which he rents from us. We still ... Read More
Eight Reasons to Have a Pre-sale Home Inspection May. 03, 2022
Dear Monty: We are going to sell our home soon. In preparing the house, we are interviewing real est... Read More
Rethink Avoiding Your Agent to Sell Directly to a Friend Apr. 19, 2022
DEAR MONTY: I am selling my home through an agent, and I verbally agreed to a price from a guy who l... Read More
A New Real Estate Agent Questions Her Decision Mar. 22, 2022
Dear Monty: I am a new agent. A relative asked me to co-list their home with an agent they knew. We ... Read More
Eight Essential Tips When Dealing with City Hall Feb. 08, 2022
Dear Monty: We bought our home in 2018. My mother purchased the plot directly behind our property an... Read More
Five Variables When Saving a Home Down Payment Feb. 01, 2022
Dear Monty: Our New Year's resolution for 2022 is to save up a down payment to buy a home. We are no... Read More
Is It Ethical to Negotiate the Agent's Commission? Jan. 18, 2022
Dear Monty: My wife and I are in the process of downsizing. We have shopped neighborhoods and have c... Read More
Why Is My House Not Selling? May. 25, 2021
"I'm totally stressed out because we've been on the market for eight weeks and we haven't even had a... Read More
