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When, If Ever, Do Sellers Keep the Earnest Money During Coronavirus?
You’ve accepted an offer on your house from a buyer that included a sizable amount of earnest money, but now they’re backing out of the sale due to coronavirus uncertainty. Is that deposit yours to...
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Steps to Selling Your Home You Didn’t Know Could Be Done Virtually
Just as you can meet with your doctor over the phone, order groceries through an app, and work from the safety of your living room, so too can you sell a home in this new world — it’s just a matter of...
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Do Water Features Add Home Value or Do They Have Limited Appeal?
The calming cascades of a waterfall. The relaxing ripples on a koi pond. The gentle trickle of a fountain. The happy chirps and splashes from a birdbath. Water features are a beautiful, tranquil option...
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16 Plants That Will Bring Your Curb Appeal to Life
You’ve long admired the lovely yards of your neighbors, which appear to blossom and bloom in effortless glory. Now you’re ready to give your own home some curb appeal love — but where to begin? “Fresh,...
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Can You Sell a House with Lead Paint? Just Apply a Fresh Coat!
Lead paint is right up there with asbestos as far as scary terms to hear as a homeowner, and that’s not just because lead is the one substance that Superman can’t see through. Ingesting or inhaling...
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Help! I’m Stuck with a House I Can’t Sell — Any Advice?
Being stuck with a house you can’t sell becomes more emotionally and financially draining with every day that accumulates. You start to wonder if you’re just in a slow market (that’s possible), if your...
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Where Negotiations Get Messy: What to Leave vs. Take When Selling a House
The smallest of items can become contentious in a real estate deal and ignite a war between buyers and sellers over who gets what. Some of the most common instigators include the dining room...
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How to Give Mobile Homes Great Curb Appeal: Disguise the Boxiness
In recent decades, the U.S. has seen a blossoming interest in mobile homes, officially known after 1976 as manufactured homes. Statistics from Nebraska show a 226% increase in manufactured housing...
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How to Create Authentic Log Cabin Curb Appeal: Skip the Country Kitsch
Log cabin owners struck the lottery in 2020 when the coronavirus drastically heightened the appeal of remote getaways. A desire for more outdoor space and the urge to get out of the city top the list...
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5 Tips to Increase Home Value That Balance ROI With Immediate Enjoyment
The moment you close on a new house, you’re hit with an excited impatience to move in and transform it into a home. With no landlord dictating how you decorate your living space, you’re free to go...
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The Seller of My Home Failed to Disclose Water Damage. What Now?
You’re deep into the honeymoon phase with your new house — picking out wall colors, rearranging furniture, playing with your décor options — when suddenly, disaster strikes! Perhaps you discover...
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How Many Bedrooms In Your Home Can You Legally Advertise?
Robin and her family were finally ready to buy their dream house: a four-bedroom colonial in a quaint Wisconsin town. The showing was going great, with the first three bedrooms hitting everything on...
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7 Key Things About Seller Disclosures Every Homebuyer Should Know
Imagine buying a home only to have the basement flood the first time it rains. You go to investigate the root cause of the water intrusion and discover something worse than wet carpet: evidence that...
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13 Anxiety-Reducing Closing Day Tips for the Overwhelmed Homebuyer
As closing day nears, you’re anxiously awaiting the moment when you’ll finally become a homeowner. Up to this point, you’ve scrimped and saved for a down payment, spent weeks searching for a home, and...
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Here’s a Challenge: How Do You Put Curb Appeal on a Townhouse?
Scratching your head to come up with great townhouse curb appeal ideas? It’s no wonder you need inspiration: Single-family homes steal all the attention in real estate as the preferred home type among...
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The Thrifty Buyer’s Guide to Getting a Great Deal on a House
It’s tough to get a great deal on a house when the trend is to pay over the asking price. Our Q3 2020 survey of more than 1,000 top real estate agents confirms that 87% of homebuyers are bidding over...
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Can You Sell a House With Bats Fluttering in the Attic?
Bats can roost in your attic for years and multiply into colonies of 20 to 100 bats. As Lynn Holley, a top-selling agent in Wisconsin, knows from personal experience, selling a house with bats in the...
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Why Price Reductions Beat Closing Cost Credits: Let’s Talk Seller Strategy
Disclaimer: As a friendly reminder, information in this blog post is meant to be used as a helpful guide and for educational purposes only, not legal or professional tax advice. For guidance on your...
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7 Key Ways to Save on the Average Cost of a Basement Remodel
Time for a basement facelift! Maybe you hope to turn your dank, dark storage space into a home office, add a bedroom, or revamp your fully finished entertainment space. Goodbye wood paneling and shag...
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10 Things to Know About the ‘Sale Pending’ Phase, aka House Closing Limbo
You can put so much effort into prepping your house for sale that you forget what happens after you receive an offer. Putting your John Hancock on a home sale contract might feel like the completion of...
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