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Think of Interest as Rent Sep. 25, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I inherited some money when my grandmother died last winter, and as you wrote in a re... Read More
Wants Tax Deduction Sep. 18, 2016
HOUSE CALLS BY EDITH LANK RELEASE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 Wants Tax Deduction Ms. Lank: We ha... Read More
Dual Agency: the Debate Continues Sep. 12, 2016
The long debate regarding whether it is right or legal for a real estate broker to represent both th... Read More
More Reader Comments on Home Staging Sep. 11, 2016
Readers are still sending in comments about the rant from a seller who resented trying to live in he... Read More
Understand the Difference Between Decorating and Staging Sep. 04, 2016
A few weeks ago a reader wrote in with what she called a rant — an account of the "grief" she ... Read More
Absentee Real Estate Investment Aug. 28, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: My son is interested in renting out his home, as he received a job offer in another s... Read More
Are Commissions Negotiable? Aug. 21, 2016
Dear Edith: I read that a Realtor commission is negotiable. Is this true? Are smaller firms more wil... Read More
Rant About Living in a Staged House Aug. 14, 2016
Dear Edith: As a faithful reader of your column and previous real estate agent, I thought I understo... Read More
Answering a Purchase Offer: Yes, No or Maybe Jul. 24, 2016
Ms. Lank: If you could answer me today that would be helpful. We are selling our home ourselves, and... Read More
Safety When Showing Jul. 17, 2016
Dear Edith: I read a column where readers asked whether they should show their home to people who se... Read More
Cousin Is Interested Jul. 10, 2016
Dear Mrs. Lank: My wife and I are both in our 70s. We have arranged to move into senior housing, but... Read More
Selling Out of State Jul. 03, 2016
Ms. Lank: I recently read one of your columns in the paper. R and M.T. wrote that they inherited a p... Read More
No Advance Notice Jun. 26, 2016
Dear Edith: Would you help me settle a disagreement with my husband? Our house is listed for sale, a... Read More
Satisfaction Piece Is Important Jun. 19, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I am a senior citizen, and I still live in the house my husband and I bought more tha... Read More
Investor Offers for out-of-State Property Jun. 12, 2016
Dear Edith: Our deceased parents left us a home in a state in which we no longer live. We have no in... Read More
A Trump Presidency Would Sink All Boats Jun. 07, 2016
Hello, investors. Come join the foreign policy experts in daily panic attacks over what a President ... Read More
How Much to Ask Jun. 05, 2016
Dear Edith: We are getting ready to sell our house. We bought it in 1967. Our tax bill says it's wor... Read More
Divorce Changed Ownership May. 29, 2016
Ms. Lank: I have wanted to sell my house for a long time, but my wife won't agree or sign the papers... Read More
They'll Only Buy If May. 15, 2016
Dear Edith: We put our house up for sale last week with a realtor we think is pretty good. One thing... Read More
Investing in Land May. 08, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: My wife and I have thought for some time about becoming real-estate investors. Do you... Read More
