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What is the Five-Year Rule? Aug. 16, 2023
Dear Monty: I am writing to tell you my story. Please share it in your column to warn others. I know... Read More
How to Conduct a FSBO Open House Aug. 09, 2023
Dear Monty: How do we conduct a for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) open house? We are first-time home sellers.... Read More
How to Get Internet Navigation Help Jul. 25, 2023
Dear Monty: My wife and I are new to computers and the internet. We are interested in all the real e... Read More
My Home Appraised Much Higher Than the Purchase Price Jul. 11, 2023
Dear Monty: I just bought my first home. I discovered at the closing that it was appraised for a muc... Read More
Agent Wants to Show My FSBO Home Jun. 27, 2023
Dear Monty: My house is for sale by owner. I want to avoid paying commission. I got a call from an a... Read More
Five Invisible Events That Can Cost Home Sellers a Bundle May. 30, 2023
Dear Monty: We recently sold our home. We were planning on using an agent we knew. He worked for one... Read More
Seven Steps to Sell Your Home Faster for More Money May. 16, 2023
Dear Monty: Our home has been on the market for a month. We have a sign in the yard, and we bought a... Read More
Remember the Five P's When Changing Homes Mar. 21, 2023
Dear Monty: My grandmother owns a home and wants to downsize and live in another property she has. M... Read More
The Nine Most Important Contingencies When Buying or Selling a Home Feb. 28, 2023
Dear Monty: We are going to buy our first home this year. We are investigating using an agent or buy... Read More
The Four Critical Components of Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Jan. 31, 2023
Dear Monty: We are considering buying a home in a homeowners association. The agent calls it an HOA.... Read More
A Little-Known Fact About Earnest Money Jan. 17, 2023
Dear Monty: We want to make an offer on a home in Wisconsin. Our real estate agent wants us to put $... Read More
Three Ways to Make a Home Video Tour Jan. 10, 2023
Dear Monty: We will sell our home on our own in the spring. We want a video so people can preview th... Read More
For Sale by Owner Asked for Photo ID Before Showing. Why? Oct. 18, 2022
Dear Monty: We went to look at a home that was for sale by the owner. When we arrived, the owner gre... Read More
False Advertising In The MLS, Or Anywhere, Is Illegal Sep. 13, 2022
Dear Monty: I told the selling agent that the home on the MLS (multiple listing service) is falsely ... Read More
Valuable Tips for Every First-Time Homebuyer Aug. 30, 2022
Dear Monty: I live in the Washington, D.C., area, where home prices are always higher than in other ... Read More
Why Don't Lenders Trust Borrowers? Aug. 09, 2022
Dear Monty: We made an offer on a home, and the seller accepted it. We advised our agent that we are... Read More
Seven Different Options to Offer on a Home Jun. 28, 2022
Dear Monty: Should I put a time limit on my offer as a buyer? Monty's Answer: A time limit is requir... Read More
Six Home Inspection Hotspots Jun. 21, 2022
Dear Monty: We will be starting our home search soon. We have not toured a physical home but have se... Read More
Ding, Dong, the Doorbell's Dead Jun. 14, 2022
"The doorbell isn't working," I said to my husband. "I figured that when I pushed it and no sound ca... Read More
A Millennial State of Mind Jun. 05, 2022
Every week I pass a house I toured while house shopping. It's on our route to buy bread at the baker... Read More
