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The Perfect Real Estate Transaction Nov. 08, 2022
Dear Monty: You describe your writing as advocacy for industry reform. You also stated that technolo... Read More
Typical Buyer Complaints About Real Estate Agents Nov. 01, 2022
Dear Monty: We have been looking to buy our first home. It is discouraging to listen to the media. T... Read More
Are Sizable Earnest Money Deposits Necessary? Oct. 25, 2022
Dear Monty: We are trying to buy a house, but the seller backed out of the sale. The real estate age... Read More
For Sale by Owner Asked for Photo ID Before Showing. Why? Oct. 18, 2022
Dear Monty: We went to look at a home that was for sale by the owner. When we arrived, the owner gre... Read More
Four Options When the Seller's Agent Refuses to Present an Offer Oct. 11, 2022
Dear Monty: We made an offer on a home through our agent that is $400k overpriced at $1.3 million. O... Read More
Six Reasons for an Agent 'No Response' to an Offer Oct. 04, 2022
Dear Monty: Our agent (buyer's agent) presented our "as-is" full-price offer to the seller's agent. ... Read More
The Cause and Effect of Post-Contract Home Inspections Sep. 27, 2022
Dear Monty: We are first-time homebuyers. We asked the seller for a credit when the home inspection ... Read More
The Future of Home Selling Is Near Sep. 20, 2022
Dear Monty: You wrote an article about technology replacing real estate agents last fall. It was a v... Read More
False Advertising In The MLS, Or Anywhere, Is Illegal Sep. 13, 2022
Dear Monty: I told the selling agent that the home on the MLS (multiple listing service) is falsely ... Read More
Valuable Tips for Every First-Time Homebuyer Aug. 30, 2022
Dear Monty: I live in the Washington, D.C., area, where home prices are always higher than in other ... Read More
How To Decide to Convert Your Home to A Two-Family House Aug. 23, 2022
Dear Monty: I need to find out if I can convert my single-family home into a two-family. The second ... Read More
Five Options to Consider When a Real Estate Agent Violates the Rules Aug. 16, 2022
Dear Monty: Can a real estate agent from the brokerage agency of the seller outbid your offer withou... Read More
Why Don't Lenders Trust Borrowers? Aug. 09, 2022
Dear Monty: We made an offer on a home, and the seller accepted it. We advised our agent that we are... Read More
How to Deal With an Unresponsive HOA Aug. 02, 2022
Dear Monty: We recently purchased a condo in a community with a homeowners association board and byl... Read More
How to Sell a Dilapidated Home in a Commercial Area Jul. 26, 2022
Dear Monty: In 2021 I inherited my mom's house, which is falling apart. I live on a dead-end street ... Read More
The Commie Colonization of America Jul. 26, 2022
From California to the New York island, from the Redwood Forest to the Gulf stream waters, the land ... Read More
Six Options to Quickly Resolve a Cloud on Title Mistake Jul. 19, 2022
Dear Monty: We purchased a HUD home in 2004. We lost our settlement file. Now we want to sell it. We... Read More
How to Best Rezone Your Property Jul. 12, 2022
Dear Monty: I own a parcel of land that I now want to develop. Friends have told me that it would be... Read More
Make Your Home a Bestseller Jul. 09, 2022
Like the work of the novelist, setting up a house involves telling a story. The space you inhabit is... Read More
Six Options When Your Offers Are Losing Jul. 05, 2022
Dear Monty: We have made offers on four homes. Our agent says that people are buying them for cash a... Read More
