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Imagine this: You've decided to sell your home and buy a new one. You interview several agents and select the one that you think will do the best job. A few days after you've signed the listing, you call your agent to confirm the marketing schedule. A voice mail message...
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Owning your own home can be an immensely pleasurable experience. But, it can be a nightmare if you end up with the wrong house. How will you know the right house when you see it?
It helps to be clear about what you're looking for. Start by making a list of all the features...
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What a joy it would be to own a home that required little, if any, maintenance for 5 or 10 years. This is a major attraction of buying a new home. There's no need to fuss with remodeling and repairing. You simply move in and enjoy. That is, unless you have the misfortune of...
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Finding a home to buy and negotiating the purchase is rarely easy. After you've successfully completed the negotiations, it's time to celebrate. As soon as the euphoria wears off, you may be wondering what happens next.
Within a few days after the sellers accept your offer,...
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During the last few years, sellers who staged their homes for sale reaped huge profits. It was a seller's market in which buyers grossly outnumbered sellers. There were plenty of buyers who were willing to pay a premium for a home that looked like a dream. But, the market has...
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An energetic young entrepreneur made lots of money in real estate during the late 1970's by buying fixer-uppers and renovating them. His strategy was to buy a tired-looking cosmetic fixer and move in to it for a couple of years while he completed the transformation. When the...
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