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Month: December 2020

  • Comparing three home-selling options

    Reader Question: We need help comparing three home-selling options. We are going to downsize and buy a smaller home. We are considering three options; engaging a single agent, hiring a team of agents, or selling on our own. We have kept our home up well, and houses in our neighborhood seem to sell quickly, which…

  • The five different methods to sell your home

      Reader Question: It appears there are different methods to sell your home today. We haven’t bought or sold a home for 30 years. Back in the day, we would contact an agent or try on our own.The choices are confusing. What are those choices today, and what are the differences between them? Monty’s Answer:…

  • Different‌ ‌home‌ ‌pricing‌ ‌strategies‌ ‌when‌ ‌selling‌ ‌a‌ ‌home‌

    Reader‌ ‌Question:‌ ‌We‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌know‌ ‌ ‌the different‌ home ‌pricing‌ ‌strategies‌ ‌when‌ ‌selling a home‌.‌ ‌We‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌selling‌ ‌our‌ ‌home‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌spring.‌ ‌We‌ ‌have‌ ‌had‌ ‌an‌ ‌appraisal,‌ ‌two‌ ‌agent‌ ‌opinions,‌ ‌and‌ ‌done‌ ‌research ourselves.‌ ‌There‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌range‌ ‌between‌ ‌the‌ ‌highest‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌lowest‌ ‌estimate‌ ‌of‌ ‌40K.‌ We‌ ‌do‌ ‌not‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌…

  • One tip overlooked in a real estate negotiation

    Reader Question: We are considering making an offer on a home. We are both employed in jobs that require some negotiating skills, but this is our first foray into real estate. We have built a small list of potential points to use in the negotiation if we move forward. What is the one tip you…