Month: May 2016
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Six essential elements to look for inside a house
Reader Question: I am a single young person who is going to buy a house. I liked the article on your website titled “ What should I look for when viewing a home,” but what, exactly, should I be looking at, or for, inside a house? Sarah Y. Monty’s Answer: Every homebuyer’s past home living…
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Five tips to spot harmful sales tactics
Reader Question: An agent told us at the time we looked at a house that another party was buying the house later that day, so we had to act quickly. We did not like the house that much at the time. That was over two months ago, and the house is still on the market.…
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Cash kickback on a home sale. Is it legal?
Reader Question: A seller and I agree on two-hundred thousand dollars for a home. I want to install a thirty-five hundred dollar heat pump. Is a cash kickback legal? We agree to raise the price a like amount and the seller brings thirty-five hundred dollars to closing? Another option would be the seller installs the…
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Five common neighborhood characteristics
Reader Question: We are looking for a home. We are seeking information about the term “neighborhood” as we have heard several different descriptions. What is a neighborhood? Monty’s Answer: The word neighborhood is a word that means different things to different people. To some degree, opinions about what constitutes a neighborhood are related to a…