Edith Lank
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Rant about living in a staged houseJul 20, 2019 6:00 am - Q. As a faithful reader of your column and previous real estate agent, I thought I understood how the process would go when we put our house on the market this June. Lit...
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Answering a purchase offer: yes, no or maybeJul 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q. If you could answer me today that would be helpful. We are selling our home ourselves, and we got an offer this morning that is $8,000 less than we are asking. It's o...
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Ensure your attorney reads real estate contractJun 29, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We are buying our first home, and our parents say we should not sign a contract until our lawyer has OK'd it. What if we find a house we need to bid on in a hurry? Fo...
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Even a 70-year-old renter may have reasons to buyJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. What do you think of an older person buying a house or a condo? I'll be 70 this year. I am single, and I have excellent credit. I've been looking for an apartment, an...
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No broker involved in family house saleJun 16, 2019 10:18 am - Q. I have a family member who would like to buy my senior parents' home in a closed sale (without a real estate agent) to avoid commissions. What are the pros and cons o...
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Select an agent you trustJun 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We are about ready to put our house on the market, but here is the problem: Our neighbor across the street is a real estate broker. We haven't been particularly close...
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You pay for bank's appraisalMay 25, 2019 6:00 am - Q. When we applied for a mortgage, the bank charged us for an appraisal. They said it was so they'd know how much it was safe to lend us. As the new owners of the house,...
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It is possible to coordinate sale, purchase of homesMay 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Please give me an idea of how to coordinate the sale of my present home with the move-in date for my new home. We have a tentative date of August for the new house's ...
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Agents must present all offers to sellersMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We recently signed an offer on a home and were told by the sellers' broker that no offers would be presented until the next day at 7 p.m. We had our broker write the ...
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Condo isn't selling despite desirable locationMay 06, 2019 6:17 am - Q. I've had a one-bedroom condo on the market with a Realtor for six weeks. There was a lot of interest at first and almost an offer, except the individual wants two bed...