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Dear Monty: How do we conduct a FSBO open house? We are first-time home sellers. A friend of ours just sold their home FSBO and told us it was not at all complicated. We want to start the process with an open house, b...

Reader Question: Is 2021 a good time to sell our home? We are in our late fifties. Our kids are grown and on their own. Our health is good, and we have no mortgage. We are thinking of downsizing into a smaller home in...

Reader Question: We are making an offer on a home. The inspection contingency has a right-to-cure clause where we give the Seller the right-to-cure any defects found or deny the Seller the right to cure. We asked the ...

Reader Question: An appraisal killed our home sale. We accepted an offer on our home 45 days ago. The lender just turned down the buyer’s loan because the appraisal was $35,000 lower than the contract price. The buyer...

Reader Question: Is there a way to check if a home is overpriced. We have had our home for sale on-and-off for some time. We have tried it ourselves, and we have hired real estate agents to no avail. This time we are ...

Reader Question: Are real estate commissions fair? I’m the homeowner. My home was just listed with a real estate agent. A friend learned I was selling, and they want to buy it for cash. I called my agent to negotiate ...

Reader Question: I lost a sale over a home inspection. ​I am the seller. My agent got me an offer that required a home inspection. When the investigation took place, they determined the electrical breaker box needed r...

Reader‌ ‌Question:‌ ‌We‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌know‌ ‌about‌ ‌the five different‌ home ‌pricing‌ ‌strategies‌ ‌when‌ ‌selling‌.‌ ‌We‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌selling‌ ‌our‌ ‌home‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌spring.‌ ‌We‌ ‌have‌ ‌had‌ ‌an‌ ‌appraisal,‌ ...

Reader Question: We are going to downsize and buy a smaller home. We are comparing three popular home-selling options; engaging a single agent, hiring a team of agents, or selling on our own. We have kept our home up ...

Reader Question: Are there ‘why they work’ real estate agent categories?  A recent article you authored titled “What’s wrong with real estate” was insightful. The overview described several condition...