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By Terri Williams | Oct 8, 2018 Spring is generally the most popular time of year to sell a house, with hordes of buyers looking to move into a new place before the school year begins. But if you decide to sell your home during the winter, experts say you could reap a reward in cold, hard cash. “I have personally […]

By Julie Ryan Evans |  Selling a house with fire damage? Unfortunately, it’s a situation many homeowners face. According to the National Fire Protection Association, from 2011 to 2015, there were 358,500 home fires in the U.S., which resulted in $6.7 billion in damage. And the record-setting California wildfires of late 2017 are bound to add to that statistic, resulting in tens […]

You’re not the first or the last to run into foreclosure. Act fast and you might be able to stop it.  vwillm  Just the word is enough to tie your gut in knots: foreclosure. The truth is, it’s difficult. It’s painful. The very thought is demoralizing, and the reality can be even worse. But ignoring […]

Attract homebuyers even during the holidays with these useful tips. The holiday season from November through January is often considered the worst time to put a home on the market. While the thought of selling your home during the winter months may dampen your holiday spirit, the season does have its advantages: holiday buyers tend […]

Welcome back, If you haven’t already noticed we’re a little biased here. We love mobile homes and mobile home investing. While mobile homes come in all shapes and sizes they also come in all different conditions. Ultimately, in many cases the condition of a mobile home will be a reflection of the home’s owner. This […]

Keep the undead minions at bay with low-tech perimeter security The Power of Forever Photography/E+/Getty Images By Andy O’Donnell  Updated May 24, 2018 Are you prepared for a zombie apocalypse? It’s the subject of so many video games and movies to count. Sure it sounds silly, but even the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention now has a […]

Lore has it the spirits of violent crime victims remain after their corporeal existence has ended. These murder houses literally have personalities all their own By ThisOldHouse.com The Morris-Jumel Mansion New York, New York VIEW AS SLIDESHOW PHOTO BY COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE This Georgian mansion—known as Manhattan’s oldest surviving house—was built in 1765 […]

By Natalie Way If there’s any time of the year to go all-out with your home decorations, it’s Halloween. It’s socially acceptable—even celebrated—to adorn your front yard with giant spiderwebs, fake tombstones, and carved pumpkins. But some homeowners like to push the envelope and take their love of Halloween-themed decorations to jaw-dropping, spine-tingling, and sometimes theatrical […]

By Jeanne Sager   Halloween isn’t just an opportunity to gorge on all things frightful or filled with sugar. It’s also a chance for home sellers to scare up a buyer! Because these days, home sellers need as much marketing creativity as they can muster up. Now that the summer home-selling fever has died down, people are beginning to […]

And you think you’ve been having a tough time selling your home … By: Geoff Williams Related To: Real EstateHalloween Some houses give off a weird vibe. Scott Fladhammer, a real estate agent in Fort Wayne, Ind., was asked by a snowbird to sell her furnished but otherwise empty house. That in itself wasn’t odd, but […]