In real estate, many people use the term deed and title as if they are the same thing. But in reality, while they are related, they are not the same thing at all. Definition differences: deed versus title During the home [...]
So perhaps you’ve been thinking about selling your house, but you don’t want to pay thousands in commissions. Or perhaps, you’re searching for a new home online and keep running across the term “FSBO.” Here is what you need to know. [...]
Selling a house is often stressful and challenging. Luckily, a real estate seller’s agent can help provide services that advise and guide the seller from listing a property and throughout the process of selling a home. What is a listing agent? [...]
You’re putting your home on the market and want it to show its absolute best. So, it is crucial that you highlight everything your home has to offer when you show it to potential buyers. According to the National Association of [...]
If you know the real estate business, you already know competition is the name of the game. Embrace competition, if you are deciding to sell your home with an agent or as a for sale by owner. In the end, what [...]
Carmella L - Satisfied Customer I always did things on my own. I had sold some houses by myself without an agent, and Rod Ward called me out of the blue. I told him I wasn’t interested, and he said he [...]
The short answer is yes. A home seller can back out of a home sale for several reasons, but fortunately, it’s very uncommon.. Seller’s are usually highly motivated to make the real estate transaction happen for their own personal gain which [...]
Since it’s such a big investment and nothing to sneeze at for most people, many homeowners stay put in their houses for a fairly long time. According to Zillow, the average home buyer stays in their house for 13 years. However [...]
One of the most important things you can do when you’re buying a home is getting a home inspection. And if you’re the seller, a home inspection can be one of the scariest things, since this might give you a few [...]
No, it’s not a vague mailing address - wait, it actually might be. But in real estate, a 1031 exchange is a swap of one investment property for another that allows the deferring of capital gains and depreciation recapture taxes. What [...]
While it’s almost always the case that a prospective home buyer will have a home inspected before finalizing an offer to buy a house, the home seller also has the option to have a pre-listing inspection done before their home even [...]
The assessed value and the market value of a home are often very different leading to confusion amongst homeowners. They are viewed as something that should be similar but in reality, they are very different from each other. Usually, the assessed [...]
