Month: November 2020

  • Eight critical factors FSBOs should consider

    Reader Question: We will be selling our home in the coming months. A friend who sold on their own talks about how she felt it was worth the time and learned a lot from the experience. Another friend tried it and said it was a big waste of time and money. He spent about $800…

  • Ten tips to buy or sell your home during COVID

    Reader Question: We need some tips to sell our home during COVID. We are planning to sell come spring. We have noticed surging home sales across the US, so we know home sellers are active in the market, even with COVID. We want to be prepared to show our home considering COVID. What should we…

  • The downside to fighting a real estate development

      Reader Question: My family was fighting a real estate development 20 years ago. We own 60 acres of beautiful land in the midwest. A sister owns an adjacent property. We are landlocked on three sides, and our access is a one-lane road. Back then, the neighbor who owns the three sides wanted to develop…

  • Why are there still poor real estate appraisals?

      Reader Question: Today, we have fantastic technology. We have companies using algorithms that evaluate homes without even walking through the house. Yet we still have poor real estate appraisers. I want to refinance my home with the low-interest rates. I am working with one of the big players that lend across the country. I…

  • Is home buying in the pandemic the right time?

      Reader Question: We are considering buying a home. My husband and I both have good jobs, no debt, and more than an adequate downpayment. We have spent several years saving, and now we feel ready financially. There are many distractions today; we wonder if buying in the pandemic is the right time? Monty’s Answer:…