Practical Advice For Homeowners

how to drive real estate seller agents nuts
26
Aug
2026

How Sellers Can Drive Real Estate Agents Crazy

The seller-agent relationship should remain strong and positive throughout the sales process. But just as agents can sometimes annoy their clients, sellers can sometimes get in the real estate agent’s way. And…
Read More | 1 Comment on How Sellers Can Drive Real Estate Agents Crazy
Posted in: Fun Real Estate, General Real Estate Advice & Tips, Practical Advice For Home Sellers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
26
Aug
2026

Who Owns the Land Beneath Your House?

Recently, in Tampa Bay, a family buying a home discovered at closing that the home builder had signed away the rights to the land underneath their home. The builder’s holding company, an…
Read More | No Comments on Who Owns the Land Beneath Your House?
Posted in: General Real Estate Advice & Tips, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
26
Aug
2026

How to Lower Your HOA Dues

You've probably accepted your monthly homeowners association (HOA) dues at face value. But like any budget, you may be able to reduce that monthly expense. Here’s how to lower your HOA dues.…
Read More | No Comments on How to Lower Your HOA Dues
Posted in: General Real Estate Advice & Tips, Practical Advice For Home Sellers, Practical Advice For Homeowners
26
Aug
2026

What is a Home Warranty?

For $300 to $500 a year, depending on where you live, a home warranty covers the costs of repairing or replacing most any malfunctioning system in your home. For example, let’s say…
Read More | No Comments on What is a Home Warranty?
Posted in: Practical Advice For Homebuyers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
26
Aug
2026

Homeowners Association Rules: What You Should Know Before You Buy

Homeowners association rules are designed to protect home values and the quiet enjoyment of the homeowners. But they can be excessive, too. In Indiana, for instance, the president of an HOA recently…
Read More | 1 Comment on Homeowners Association Rules: What You Should Know Before You Buy
Posted in: Practical Advice For Homebuyers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
26
Aug
2026

How to Use Home Staging in Real Estate

Most sellers would benefit from at least some level of staging. And staging doesn't have to involve a high-end designer removes all your stuff and completely transforms your home. The reality is,…
Read More | No Comments on How to Use Home Staging in Real Estate
Posted in: Practical Advice For Home Sellers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
26
Aug
2026

Why Go to Open Houses After You’ve Purchased?

Why go to open houses after you've already bought a home? Believe it or not, some people do. And they have good reason. Years ago, after closing on your American Dream with…
Read More | 4 Comments on Why Go to Open Houses After You’ve Purchased?
Posted in: Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice
how to find a real estate agent you'll love
26
Aug
2026

Why Use a Real Estate Agent When Listings are Online?

Why use a real estate agent when everything you might want to know about a home is available online? Here are three reasons why Realtors are just as important as they were years…
Read More | No Comments on Why Use a Real Estate Agent When Listings are Online?
Posted in: Practical Advice For Home Sellers, Practical Advice For Homebuyers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Market Trends, Real Estate Tips & Advice, Uncategorized
home inspection tips
26
Aug
2026

How to Turn Your Home Into a Product in Real Estate

If a home sale is in your near future, it’s time to start thinking of your home as a product to be sold on the market. Once for sale, your home becomes…
Read More | No Comments on How to Turn Your Home Into a Product in Real Estate
Posted in: Practical Advice For Home Sellers, Practical Advice For Homeowners
26
Aug
2026

Don’t Lose Money on Your Home’s Features

When I sit down with sellers to discuss their home’s price, the discussion usually turns to its features. A spectacular view, a cool garage workspace, and a one-of-a-kind garden are the sort…
Read More | No Comments on Don’t Lose Money on Your Home’s Features
Posted in: Practical Advice For Homebuyers, Practical Advice For Homeowners, Real Estate Tips & Advice