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…
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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…
Continue readingReader 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…
Continue readingReader 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…
Continue readingReader Question: We are looking at a 60-year-old home. It seems to have good bones, but I see several red flags. Is there any advantage to having a pre-offer inspection completed before we make an offer? Jerry and Judi T….
Continue readingReader Question: We will be looking for our first home in the next year. We are novices and want to know the essential qualities of a real estate agent to look for and also how to identify agents with…
Continue readingReader Question: We are first-time homebuyers. We are excited about buying a home. In gathering information about what we should (and should not) do, contradictory information abounds from people we know, what we read, and real estate agents. This discovery…
Continue readingReader Question: I am concerned some important issues may be missed in inspections. In one condo development, for example, the ground in the heavy clay soil was not graded properly, and the internal construction had some major flaws. The selling…
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