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WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE FINAL WALK THROUGH
Dear Dave, My wife and I recently sold our home. Prior to the closing a final walk-through was scheduled so that the people buying our home could take a look at it right before closing. We had not planned on their visit, and no one told us this would happen until that morning. We were... Read More
IS IT OK TO DISPLAY OUR HUNTING MOUNTS WHEN WE TRY TO SELL OUR HOUSE
Dear Dave, My husband is a big game hunter and he has some incredible mounts in our home. We are getting ready to put our house on the market and we can’t agree on having them in the house anymore. Should we remove them or is it ok to leave them up? Of course, I... Read More
HELP I NEED ADVICE ON PAINTING A BOLD COLOR IN MY HOUSE
Dear Dave, I love to do home improvement projects. One of the easiest and cheapest things I have found to do to make a change in my house is to paint. I am always looking at the new colors that come out on HGTV and those decorating magazines. It seems like most houses these days... Read More
CAN THE SELLERS BACK OUT OF OUR CONTRACT
Dave, We recently made an offer on a house and the seller sent us a counteroffer that we agreed to, but then we received word that he had changed his mind and was going to sell the home to another buyer. We feel like he made a deal, and he should have stuck to his... Read More
WHAT ARE COMMON CLOSING COSTS FOR SELLERS
Dave, We are currently in the process of selling our home and it just went under contract—yay! We want to know what to expect financially from this point forward. What are common closing expenses for sellers? Cheryl, Palisade Cheryl,Oh my gosh, this is such a great question and one that I get ALL the time!... Read More
HOW DO YOU BLOCK BUSY ROAD NOISE AT YOUR HOUSE
Dave, We just learned that there is going to be a well-traveled road extended that will go directly behind our home. We’ve enjoyed open space for the past several years that we’ve lived here and were really bummed when we heard about the road plans. We’re worried about our daughter playing in the yard, traffic... Read More
SHOULD I GET MY HOUSE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE I PUT IT ON THE MARKET
Dave, We’re putting our home on the market in the next couple of weeks and we’re wondering if we should have it professionally cleaned beforehand. It has a little dust here and there—nothing major—but we’re wondering if a good, deep clean will make it really shine (and hopefully sell faster). IS it worth the money... Read More
IS A HOME WARRANTY A GOOD IDEA
Dear Dave, We are looking to buy a house and have narrowed it down to some of the older neighborhoods and older homes. One of the houses we looked at included a 1 year home warranty. We decided that house wasn’t right for us – but we did like the idea of the home warranty.... Read More
WHEN CAN I SHRED MY HOME PURCHASE DOCUMENTS
Hello Dave, When can I shred the documents from homes I have bought and sold over the years? Is there ever a need to hang on to closing documents, etc, past 2 years or so? I would like to shred them. Please tell me if there is anything I need to keep. Thanks! Have a... Read More
CAN WE TAKE THE FRIDGE WHEN WE SELL OUR HOUSE
Dave, We’ve had an unexpected job change come up and have to sell our house – sadly we just did a big remodel to our kitchen and it is wonderful. We were given some money, from my parents, to buy a top of the line refrigerator – one that I had painstakingly researched and I... Read More