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Struggling to sell your home? Well, curb appeal might be the ingredient you’re missing. Curb appeal is just what it sounds like… it’s the perspective that prospective buyers get when driving by your house or viewing it from the curb.  And just like first impressions, curb appeal is critical for garnering buyer attention and selling […]

Dealing with an abandoned home in your neighborhood?  It can be frustrating.  Not only do abandoned homes become an eye-sore in the community, but they also can attract squatters or unsavory characters to spend time in the neighborhood.  But you’re just a member of the community — you’re not the owner of the home.  Can

Dealing with mice in a home that you’re trying to sell?   Obviously, it’s really difficult to sell a home the traditional way — with a real estate agent through the MLS — if you have a rodent problem.  But that’s not the only problem. Mice, rats, and other rodents also cause property damage when they

Have you been scammed on the sale of a home before?  Maybe you worked with a real estate agent who listed your home for a low price and you later found out that you could have sold for quite a bit more. Maybe you worked with an agent who didn’t actually work all that hard…

Can’t afford to stage your home for selling? Many buyers today expect the homes they’re viewing to not just be clean and in good quality, but they also want them to be staged — this means the furniture and appliances match the home, look brand new, and improve the overall aesthetic of the property.  To

Is your property at risk of being condemned?  Maybe it’s the home you live in, maybe it’s a home you own but haven’t seen in a while, or maybe it’s a property that you recently inherited… Whatever the case, homes get condemned when a government entity determines that the property is no longer fit to

Did you just inherit a home?  Well, paying taxes on an inherited property can be a little bit tricky.  For example, do you still get up to a $250,000 tax credit? Can a capital loss be deducted if the home sells for less than market value? It’s probably a little overwhelming.  But not to worry,

Is your home even worth repairing? Obviously, you don’t want to live in a home with broken appliances, bad plumbing, dangerous wiring, or ineffective air conditioning… But you also don’t want to spend an arm and leg to live in a home that’s functional.  Truthfully, you shouldn’t have to spend massive amounts of money to

Is it time to bite the bullet and sell your rental property?  From managing tenants to paying for repairs, owning a rental property can sometimes end up being more work than it’s worth (especially if your tenants aren’t respecting the property).  But selling the property is so final… Is it really time to sell your

THINKING OF SELLING A HOUSE WITH LOTS OF MEMORIES? It can be difficult to let go of a home with sentimental value — maybe you remember your parents sitting at the dinner table, or your kids playing in the backyard, or your family sitting around the fireplace during the holidays.  Now you’re thinking of selling…