Every post, pricing, financing, buying, and selling, in one place.
Aggressive list prices are sold as a shortcut to a fast sale. In a slower market they usually do the opposite, and the pricing approach that is actually closing deals faster this year looks nothing like a discount.
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The systems and defects a standard inspection routinely misses, and what to check yourself before you waive the contingency.
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When locking your rate actually saves money, when floating is the smarter bet, and how to read a lock agreement.
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A plain-numbers walkthrough of the calculation that decides whether a rental property is worth the offer.
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Where staging spend actually shows up in offers, and the four common upgrades that quietly don't move the needle.
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The adjustments appraisers actually make to comps, and why two identical homes rarely appraise the same.
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A realistic look at which contingencies protect you in a competitive market, and which are mostly theater.
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What happens between an accepted offer and keys in hand, and where deals most often stall along the way.
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Where off-market inventory actually comes from, and the outreach that consistently turns up real ones.
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How to run a multiple-offer situation so it actually raises price, instead of just raising stress.
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