HGTV has built an empire selling viewers on a rose-tinted view of purchasing a "fixer-upper” property, either with the prospect of living in a DIY dream home or flipping it for a profit down the road. But out here in the real world, sometime...
When we begin down the challenging road of selling our homes, we spend hours upon hours perfectly staging the interior of the house. We burn candles that smell like fresh baked cookies (or, for the particularly dedicated, we bake up a batch of...
By Ryan Platzke:
Homeowner’s associations, better known as HOAs, are becoming more and more popular as we head into 2019. But for many of us, we think of HOAs as a mystery at best, and power-crazed, expensive dictators at worst. So what’s...
By Ryan Platzke: We’ve all been there. You make the life-altering decision to sell your home and move on to the next adventure.What comes after that decision?Research, of course! A quick Google search will turn up page after page of tips,...
By Ryan Platzke:
You’ve done it.You’ve made it through the negotiations, completed a home inspection, and had any or all necessary repairs made.All that’s left is to dot those I’s, cross those T’s, and you’ll have done it! You’l...
Buying or selling a home is always a stressful and time-consuming process.This is doubly, no, triply, no, quadrupley true when it comes to selling your home during the holiday season. The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are alre...
