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Is Ditching the Listing Agent Risky? Sep. 10, 2024
Dear Monty: My home is for sale through an agent. It has been over 12 weeks with no offers and few s... Read More
How To Buy a Small Parcel From Your Neighbor Sep. 03, 2024
Dear Monty: We intend to negotiate a lot line adjustment with a neighbor. The size of the parcel is ... Read More
Information Drives Home Sales Progress Feb. 27, 2024
Dear Monty: As a former real estate agent, you don't have any idea what you're talking about. Yep, t... Read More
9 Reasons Selling a Home Is Easy Jan. 16, 2024
Dear Monty: We are selling our home in 2024. We know of your involvement in PropBox. You state that ... Read More
Eight Reasons Technology Will Replace Real Estate Agents Oct. 26, 2021
Dear Monty: Will technology replace real estate agents? I am an avid reader, and real estate is an a... Read More
Should I Have My Brand-New Home Inspected? Sep. 28, 2021
Dear Monty: Should I have my brand-new home inspected? I am in the process of building a new house. ... Read More
Are Oral Statements Binding in Real Estate Transactions Sep. 07, 2021
Dear Monty: Are oral statements binding in real estate transactions? The seller requested 30 days af... 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
Building a Successful Authorized Rep Program Nov. 27, 2018
"My wife and I have started a line of all-natural cosmetics. We launched our website a while back, a... Read More
Choosing a Broker Oct. 07, 2018
Dear Ms. Lank: I am taking your advice to interview three agents before picking one to sell my home.... Read More
An ICE Agent's Quest for Justice Nov. 08, 2017
"Betrayed." Victor Avila is a survivor. Soft-spoken but iron-willed, he dedicated his life to law en... Read More
Timeshare Worked Out Jan. 01, 2017
Dear Edith: I want to share my story and that of my siblings. There are three of us. We inherited a ... 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
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
The Barn
Sep. 07, 2014
Murder in Rio Grande Valley: 'This Is Coming to a Town Near You' Aug. 06, 2014
The voice on the other end of the line is exasperated. "It's insane," he wants America to know. "We'... Read More
Qualified for the FBI and Oakland Disability May. 29, 2014
How is it possible that the FBI agent who shot and killed an associate of a suspected Boston Maratho... Read More
Free Range
Mar. 03, 2014
Selling Without Agent Dec. 22, 2013
Dear Edith: We are thinking of selling our house through FSBO (For Sale By Owner) next year. What ar... Read More
