What Happens When a Seller Doesn’t Move Out by the Closing Date?
Anything can happen in a real estate transaction. Unfortunately, one of the more unpleasant ones is a “holdover seller” who...
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Estate Sale: 1. An estate sale can be the selling of a home owned by someone who has passed away...
What’s the Difference Between Consignment, Online Auction, and Traditional Estate Sales?
At some point, most people will have to face the liquidation of a home’s assets when a loved one passes...
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Mortgage Underwriting: The process a lender uses to access risk and ensure a borrower meets all of their minimum requirements...
Why Your Home Search Should Start with a Lender Meeting
Many homebuyers want to jump into the home search as quickly as possible. Beautiful online photos and For Sale signs...
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Latent Defect: Hidden defect in material and/or workmanship of an item which may cause failure or malfunction, but is not...
Buyers Beware When an Investor Claims Exemption to Disclose Property Defects
There’s a myth often circulated by investors, flippers, and rehabbers that they do not have to fill out a property...
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Radon mitigation: is any process used to reduce radon gas concentrations in the breathing zones of occupied homes and buildings,...
Common Household Hazards Hiding in Plain Sight
Keeping everyone healthy is always a primary concern for families. But even the most cautious people can overlook some of...
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Effective Age: The number of years of age that is indicated from the condition of a structure’s improvement rather than...
No-Brainer Fix-Ups to Make Before Selling Your Home
If you’ve decided to put your home on the market, heed your Realtor’s® warning: basic fix-ups go a long way....
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Hardscape: Man-made features in landscape architecture, such as a brick patio, a stone wall, or a wood arbor. Common examples...