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Month: June 2018

  • Six tips when buying a home warranty

    Reader Question: We are buying a home, and the agent suggested a home warranty to replace or repair things that wear out. The warranty covers such items for a year, after which time we can renew the contract or let it lapse. The cost of the coverage is over four hundred dollars. We have asked…

  • Picking a real estate agent for the wrong reasons

    Reader Question: ​I have a friend who is a real estate broker. She wants to be my agent for a home I currently own and the home I buy when I relocate. She has another job and appears overwhelmed. She lives two hours from where I am buying, and the house I am selling is…

  • Should I buy a home with a standing water problem? 



      Reader Question: The house I am buying has a sump pump because of a standing water problem. ​I have looked at the home three times and each time I saw standing water in the next door neighbor’s yard. They had dug a long trench which runs along the side of their house facing my…

  • Neighborhood Due Diligence Checklist

    Reader Question: We found a home we are very interested in buying. We hear a lot of different opinions about how to check out the neighborhood. Do you have a neighborhood due diligence checklist? Monty’s Answer: Consider a conversation over a checklist. The reason you hear so many opinions is that people’s circumstances and life…