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Four Most Common Problems When Children Inherit the Family Home Aug. 24, 2021
Dear Monty: My husband and I are in our seventies. We are thinking about leaving our home to our kid... Read More
End the Real Estate Racket Aug. 24, 2021
The housing market is hot, hot, hot right now, and home prices continue to soar in many markets to t... Read More
How To Make an Offer on a Home Aug. 10, 2021
Dear Monty: We are first-time home buyers. Being rookies, we get lots of advice from family and frie... Read More
Why Are Real Estate Companies Advertising They Will Buy Your House? Aug. 03, 2021
Dear Monty: We are not planning on selling our home just yet. One of the curious observations we hav... Read More
Does For-sale-by-owner Work? Jul. 27, 2021
Dear Monty: I recently read an article that lambasted homeowners for even thinking about selling on ... Read More
Waiving a Home Inspection Is a Bad Idea Jul. 20, 2021
Dear Monty: We are beginning to look at homes again. It is very different from before the pandemic. ... Read More
Should You Tap Your 401(k) to Fund Your Down Payment? Jul. 07, 2021
Dear Carrie: My husband and I are trying to scrape together enough money for a down payment on our f... Read More
Consider Renting in Today's Out-of-Control Real Estate Market Jun. 29, 2021
Dear Monty: Is America in a housing bubble? We think today's out-of-control real estate market is cr... Read More
Chiseling into that American Dream Jun. 27, 2021
As we understood it, two brothers owned the house after their father had passed. One was in Californ... Read More
Buying Housing From a Bestie Jun. 22, 2021
Dear Annie: A year ago, my best friend, "Tia," got her real estate license, and she has been working... Read More
Ways to Manage Stress When Selling your House Jun. 15, 2021
Before we discuss the remedies, let's discuss what emotional stress is all about. Stress is a reacti... Read More
Homebuyer Turn-ons and Turn-offs Jun. 09, 2021
Thankfully, not every buyer has the same taste. There was an old expression that people would use wh... 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
What Are the Biggest Neighbor Problems? May. 18, 2021
Hopefully you live in a neighborhood with caring neighbors, where there is harmony and you never hav... Read More
Where Would I Move and Why? May. 11, 2021
Times have changed, and people don't move around like they used to. It's a big commitment to sell yo... Read More
Consider Renting in Today's Out-of-Control Real Estate Market May. 04, 2021
Dear Monty: Is America in a housing bubble? We think today's out-of-control real estate market is cr... Read More
6 Ways to Do-It-Yourself Home Search May. 03, 2021
Dear Monty: We want to buy a home, but we have been outbid twice already. Agents say few homes are c... Read More
The Problems with Home Inspections May. 02, 2021
Dear Monty: You have written numerous articles over time about different problems with home inspecti... Read More
Armchair Quarterbacks Can Create Expensive Risks in Home Sales May. 01, 2021
Dear Monty: We are preparing to sell our home by owner and had it pre-inspected. The inspector flagg... Read More
The Buyer's Wish List Now and Then Apr. 27, 2021
Times have really changed, and trends have changed to meet today's demographics and age groups. I ha... Read More
