As you’re beginning to look at rental properties, you’ll eventually have to decide on if renting an apartment or a house suits you better. To assist you in figuring out which situation would be best for you, let’s look at some pros and cons of renting a Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Manatee & Hillsborough County house … Continued
If you’re thinking of selling your subdivision house, you may face a few more challenges than some sellers. Probably number-one among these challenges is making your house stand out from all the similar surrounding houses. It’s not a negative comment in any way, but the fact is that in a subdivision (most of the time) … Continued
Closing costs, as you probably know, are all the fees and expenses that have to be paid on closing day at the closing table. Typically, closing costs run about 3% to 6% of a home’s total purchase price – a few paid by the buyer, some by the seller, and most split between them. And … Continued
You’ve probably seen and/or heard all those ads for reverse mortgages with all their nearly irresistible appeal. A reverse mortgage can indeed provide some much-needed financial relief for older homeowners struggling to meet expenses. There are, however, some drawbacks, and they aren’t always the best cure for retirement money problems. If you’re considering a reverse … Continued
Closing is the final step in selling your home, the point at which you can breathe easy because the transaction is finalized. But the process leading up to closing usually produces a lot of anxiety and worry because so many things can go wrong to delay the closing. Still, there are some steps you can … Continued
Now that you’ve come down to it, you have a decision to make: Should you take care of the moving yourself, or should you hire professional movers? But you’d better hurry because that move is looming. There are pros and cons to each, and that’s often what makes the decision so difficult. To help you … Continued
The value of your home (or any home, really) is determined by what buyers in the market are actually willing to pay for it. It really doesn’t matter much what you, the seller, think your home is worth – it depends almost entirely on market value. Sellers often either overestimate or underestimate the value of … Continued
Some things like going to the dentist we dread and put off as long as possible, but they eventually have to be done. Packing for a move is one of those things. But packing, if approached with a plan and in an organized way, can be made far less unpleasant and more manageable (while having … Continued
Open houses all but disappeared during the height of the pandemic. Now they are back. But if you want your open house to be an effective selling tool, you’ll have to take the time and put in the effort to prepare your house to sell. An open house, remember, is a public showing (not a … Continued
This year is quickly ramping up to be a big one for the seller’s market in the world of real estate, and it can be tricky sticking the landing when you’re one of the buyers. Let’s hit the listings and show the seller of your dream home that you mean business with these 5 ways … Continued