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Longtime real estate columnist retires her typewriter

By Edith Lank
Oct 12, 2019 6:00 AM - It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor who received word that the Sunday paper was about to start a real estate section. No more lumping real estate with the women's news. I got to thinking: What would they put in this new section? Something like Ann Landers' column -- real estate questions and answers?
Siblings at odds over inherited lake house

By Edith Lank
Sep 28, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. Six siblings inherited a lake house in 1986. It has been enjoyed by all families for years. However, now there is a need for extensive improvements.
How to sell a lakeside vacation retreat

By Edith Lank
Sep 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. Do we contact a Realtor where the cottage is located, or one who's close to where we live?
Overhead power lines make house difficult to sell

By Edith Lank
Sep 7, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. Our parents passed away and left their house for us to sell. It's been on the market for one year now, and we haven't had any offers. The problem is when people come up to the driveway, all they see is an electrical field and transmission lines. It's about 20 yards from the house. They do not even want to look at the house.
What to look for on For Sale By Owner route

By Edith Lank
Sep 1, 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?
What about tipping an agent?

By Edith Lank
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 have much spare cash, but are there any guidelines for tipping?
Hard to fool assessor with artificially low home sale price

By Edith Lank
Aug 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 keep the assessment (and property taxes) low.
More reader comments on home staging

By Edith Lank
Aug 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 agree but say that staging is worth the discomfort. Some sellers disagree. And at least one reader evidently misread the letter.
Understand the difference between decorating and staging

By Edith Lank
Aug 3, 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 home to put it on the market. She couldn't believe buyers would rather see a house in which she and her husband were "imprisoned."
Absentee real estate investment

By Edith Lank
Jul 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. Does this book have current information for landlords, or do you have another that would guide us?

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