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Is there any event in life more stressful and laden with conflicting emotions than buying a home? The answer is yes -- selling one's home can be equally trying.
For buyers, the purchasing experience can be stressful because they've never met the owners, something which...
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If you're preparing to place your home on the market, it's inevitable that you'll need a couple of minor repairs and slight improvements before your broker can drive a "For Sale" sign into your front yard.
Practical and aesthetic projects like a fresh coat of paint drain...
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Several years ago, I began hunting for an apartment close to my office. Unfortunately, in Dallas (as in most major cities), the closer you moved to the downtown sector, the more skyward the rents climbed. So I had genuine reservations about doubling my monthly rent in exchange...
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Fair market value. You hear the expression all the time. But what is "fair market value" and how is this number determined?
The term "fair market value" generally means the price at which a seller will freely sell and a buyer will freely buy. A more technical definition --...
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You've looked forward to the day the negotiations on the sale of your home would be complete. But it seems like it's never enough for the buyers. They are constantly coming back with additional demands in a game that looks like they're trying to win it all, even after the...
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Longtime homeowners will snicker knowingly, but newbies learn the hard way: Seller disclosure is of critical importance. It makes you wonder why most states didn't make seller disclosure a law until the late '90s.
Nevertheless, it's true. A buyer could move into an...
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