Edith Lank
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Longtime real estate columnist retires her typewriterOct 14, 2019 6:36 am - It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor, with two dozen salespeople under his supervision. He had received word that day that both local newspape...
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Siblings at odds over inherited lake houseSep 28, 2019 6:00 am - Editor's note: Edith Lank is retiring. Her final column in the Daily Herald will appear next Saturday. Q. Six siblings inherited a lake house in 1986. It has been enjoy...
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How to sell a lakeside vacation retreatSep 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My wife and I am approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared the...
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Overhead power lines make house difficult to sellSep 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Love your column. I never thought I would be asking a question, though. Our parents passed away and left their house for us to sell. It's been on the market for one ...
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What to look for on For Sale By Owner routeSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We just put our house on the market without a broker. We'll take any offers we receive to our lawyer, but could you give us an idea of what to watch out for? A. First...
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What about tipping an agent?Aug 24, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We are buying our first house, and we're both so pleased with the extra help our real estate agent has been giving us. She will be paid by the sellers, and we won't h...
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Hard to fool assessor with artificially low home sale priceAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have a house for sale for $260,000, and I received a $220,000 offer for the house and a $40,000 offer for "fixtures." My assessment is $229,000. The buyer wants to ...
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More reader comments on home stagingAug 10, 2019 6:00 am - Readers are still sending in comments about the rant from a seller who resented trying to live in her professionally staged home while it was on the market. Some sellers...
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Understand the difference between decorating and stagingAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, a reader wrote in with what she called a rant - an account of the "grief" she and her husband felt after their real estate broker staged their longtime ...
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Absentee real estate investmentJul 29, 2019 12:45 am - Q. My son is interested in renting out his home, as he received a job offer in another state. Three years ago, I bought your book, "The Home Buyer's Kit," to help him. D...
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