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Nearly all residential real estate transactions involve both a financial and an emotional component. For example, a motivated seller might take less money and a needy buyer might be willing to [...]

The latest numbers are in, and they are not good for potential heirs in Massachusetts. According to a June 2016 Google Consumer Survey, less than 29 percent of Americans have up-to-date wills. [...]

Largely thanks to a low inventory, sales are so brisk in the Dover/Rochester/Somersworth Tri-City region that many homes are closing at above-asking price. In fact, because sales are up 36 [...]

I want to write on a topic that can be divisive and emotional. Over years of experience in the real estate and rehabbing fields, I have seen this scenario play out more than a few times: when a [...]

According to SafeguardTheWorld, homes without security systems are 300% more likely to be broken into, burglarized or vandalized. This number increases tenfold when there is a vacant home with [...]

When United Kingdom voters decided to leave the European Union, they started a domino effect that should make it easier to sell inherited property in faraway New Hampshire. The ripples of [...]

All the people who claim to be Prince’s heirs must provide sworn testimony to support their claims, according to a Carver County, Minnesota district judge. The judge’s order requires prospective [...]

Previous posts covered selling to an investor, selling via an auction and selling on your own (for sale by owner). Today, I want to share information with you on selling with a real estate agent. [...]

It is almost impossible for inherited property to qualify for the $250,000/$500,000 tax exclusion. However, with careful planning, sellers can take advantage of other tax loopholes and save [...]

An earlier blog post covered selling a property via an auction. This post covers selling a property on your own. This process is just as it sounds. You do the legwork and there is potential to [...]