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Do I Have to Disclose Neighborhood Crime?
Q: I am selling a house in a somewhat rough area of town. I had the house in escrow and the buyers came to visit the house during escrow and saw flowers at a stop sign a block away. They asked the...
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Can an Energy Audit Help Sell Your House?
Many people get an energy audit to learn how they can save on their gas and electric bills, but that might not be the only reason to get one. In fact, an energy audit with a positive outcome could...
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Do I Have to Disclose a Previous Repair?
Q. I’m about to put my home on the market and don’t know what I have to disclose about the property. A few years ago my bathtub leaked and I had to replace the tub, fix the bathroom floor, and repair...
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New, Simpler Mortgage Disclosure Forms Could Delay Closings—So Here’s How to...
For years, home buyers taking out what was probably the biggest loan of their life would get a stack of disclosure forms with small print alluding to things like a “variable rate feature” and a...
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The Essential Real Estate Lessons I Learned From Stephen King
Strong doors are importantThe Shining: Warner Bros./Archive Photos/Getty Images You can probably tell by now that we have a lot—I mean, a lot—of advice to give you about buying, selling, and owning a...
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Bad Neighbors, and Other Nightmares You Might Need to Disclose to Buyers
Breaking Bad/AMCIf you’ve ever bought or sold a home, you probably know that the seller has to disclose any major problems before the sale can go through. A crack in the foundation, a basement prone to...
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10 Essential Questions to Ask When Buying a Home (That You May Have Missed)
LuminaStock/iStockYou’ve finally found it: a home you’re swooning over and dying to own. From the exposed ceiling beams to the hardwood floors, this feels like the place. So what’s next? Don’t just...
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Should Sellers Hire a Home Inspector, Too? The Pros and Cons of Pre-inspection
Pamela Moore/iStockEvery home buyer knows hiring a home inspector to check out a property before closing is a good idea. In fact, a home inspection is often a requirement for a mortgage. The trickier...
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Learn These Basic Rules of Seller Disclosure So You Don’t Get Sued
BernardaSv/iStockSeller disclosure is a tricky maze to navigate. If you’ve recently decided to put your home on the market, you might feel hesitant to reveal problems (minor though they might be) which...
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Selling a Haunted House? Disclose With Care, or the Deal Could Die a Gory Death
DNY59/iStockYou’re probably aware that you have to disclose any known physical issues with your house when you’re selling it—such as termites or a cracked foundation. But did you know you might have to...
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Yikes! What If Your Home Inspector Missed Something Huge?
Trigem777/iStockYour offer has been accepted, and there’s just one more obstacle between you and your new home: the inspection. It can be a stressful event for both buyers and sellers as they wait for...
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8 Costly Home Seller Mistakes
Pixabay/Pexels If you’ve lived happily in your home for years, it can be difficult to detach yourself from cherished memories and look at your house as a commodity you’re attempting to sell. But no...
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The Foundations of Our CA Dream Home Are Rotting. Do We Sell or Sue?
Terrance Horan/MarketWatchDear Moneyologist, We finally bit the bullet and bought a house when we moved to L.A. two years ago. Hindsight being 20/20, maybe that wasn’t such a great idea. Our house was...
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Pop Quiz! 5 Insightful Questions to Ask the Neighbors Before You Buy That Home
Image Source/iStockIt’s all coming together: You’ve got your eye on a home, and you’ve called your agent at all hours to tour the place repeatedly and make sure it’s absolutely perfect. You’re ready to...
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Failure to Disclose: Should Buyers Sue Sellers for Not Revealing Problems...
AndreyPopov/iStockCan a buyer sue a seller for failure to disclose information about the house? As a buyer, you deserve to know about every problem with the house, from the leaky roof to the small...
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Home’s Porn Past Scares Off Buyer: Would You Run, Too?
realtor.comWhat if you found the perfect home, but then you discover it had been the backdrop of countless porn movies? Would you still buy it? That was the question facing Linda Fein—who, according to...
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A Septic System Inspection Should Be Done How Often?! Costs, Precautions, and...
racy A. Woodward/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesA septic system inspection is one of those home maintenance tasks that you might put off, and then put off some more. Because septics exist underground...
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Do You Have to Disclose a Death in a House?
adamkaz/iStockDo you have to disclose a death in a house? Some buyers may prefer not to think about this unpleasant subject, but others may insist on finding out what major life—and end-of-life—events...
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