Navigating the real estate market after many years can be overwhelming, so we’ve gathered some basics to help you begin your journey to sell your home. Once you have decided to sell, the decisions have just begun, many dependent upon your current life circumstances. Whether you are selling because you don’t need as much space … Continued
The typical process when you put your home on the market for sale is to prep and make repairs to attract buyers, expending a great deal of time, money, and energy before you ever list. In addition, sellers face the inconvenience of showings, paying high real estate commissions, professional fees, and closing costs. There’s another … Continued
Deciding to sell is the first in a long series of decisions ahead when you’re a homeowner. Selling is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful, and if you’re aware of issues with the property or find yourself under time or financial constraints, the stress level can be immense. If you’re a Silver Spring homeowner and want to … Continued
You aren’t alone if you are interested in a quick property sale. Perhaps you have a pressing business or personal matters that forced you to move before you sold, which can be doubly costly to wait out, or you have no interest or perhaps don’t have the ability to put in the work, time, and … Continued
Suppose you believe you’ve taken every step necessary to market your home to bring the highest possible returns on the sale. In that case, you may need to take another look at your house from the perspective of an unemotionally involved buyer. It can be costly not to review these potential deal breakers waiting just … Continued
You may be wondering what additional steps you may need to take if you decide to sell your house but have roommates. Roommates do have rights. As with all legal matters, naturally, it’s best to understand them before your roommate is in place, but as life has a way of changing our financial and personal … Continued
While the news you’ve inherited a house may sound like a windfall, you may have an entirely different perspective if you should discover you’ve inherited a hoarder house. Inheriting a house from a hoarder brings a unique set of considerations. Hoarders assign value to possessions that no longer serve them and fill their homes with … Continued
If you own a home when you file for bankruptcy, it becomes part of the bankruptcy estate, the property or assets you own. In October of 2022, there was a twenty-seven percent increase in chapter 13 bankruptcy filings over the previous year. Bankruptcies, including all chapters, total a seven percent increase overall, which correlates strongly … Continued
Are you an absentee owner considering selling your vacant property? Absentee owners often need help managing the logistics of interactions with realtors, buyers, and other professionals, often missing time from their work, family, and friends to travel to the property. The conventional listing process is highly costly. With so much riding on the line, it … Continued
From the initial prep work to the day-to-day pressure to keep your home picture perfect for possible last-minute showings, listing a home for sale can be a stressful and exhausting experience for the entire family, not to mention expensive and highly time-consuming. However, suppose your property or circumstances are not a perfect fit for listing … Continued
The traditional listing process of hiring a professional real estate agent to list your property is most familiar to sellers. However, statistics show that about 36 percent of sellers attempt to sell without the assistance of a professional. Regrettably, however, while selling on your own to save money may sound extremely enticing on the surface, … Continued
If you need to sell a house, an issue with the title can throw a wrench into the works. It can be heartbreaking to go through all of the work and hassles of selling only to find out when it is finally time to close that issues exist with a title you believed to be … Continued
Co-ownership of a property allows participants to purchase property that would otherwise be beyond their means. For example, co-ownership is an excellent way for close friends or family members to help split the costs of a shared property or several properties in vacation spots, such as a beachfront property and a mountain home. Co-ownership also … Continued
It can be challenging to determine if you should make repairs to your Silver Spring house before selling it to increase your final sales price or keep your money in your pocket and sell it as-is. However, many essential factors add up to the answer. So read on as we explore if you should make … Continued
The real estate industry is seeing some big changes if not actual upheavals. Much of it was brought on by the COVID pandemic, but some of it remains pretty inexplicable. Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, you need to know what’s going on in the industry. To that end, we offer these 5 things … Continued