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How Long Will It Take to Sell Your Home?
As we head into the busiest season for real estate, the spring and summer market, one of the questions I get asked all the time is how long it takes to sell a home from start to finish. And I usually have a question back when someone asks m...
Baklava Crinkle Cake
This month celebrates my son's 21st birthday (how??) so I asked him to pick the recipe this month. This is what he had to offer, as we head into spring, and it feels like a pretty solid choice! Let me know if you try it! BAKLAVA CRIN...
All the News About the News About the Real Estate Industry and the NAR Settlement (That’s a mouthful)
All the things to know about what you see in the news about the real estate industry And wow. There has been a LOT of news out there lately. You’ve probably seen the headlines over the last week or so, about the “seismic” changes coming ...
Old School Southern Peach Cobbler
March is my late father's birthday month, and while he would eat cake, his favorite was always cobbler, and peach cobbler, more specifically. While March is just on the cusp of the start of peach season, this recipe is great with canned or froz...
Home Appraisals FAQ
So if you've followed along thus far with all of my videos about appraisals and how they might impact your transaction, thank you. This is the sort of wrap-up. I'm going to talk about a couple of frequently asked questions, commonly asked q...
What if Your House Doesn’t Appraise: Part 2
Okay, so let's say you got a contract for $450,000, but the appraisal came in at $425,000. Maybe you don't have $25,000 extra to throw at it. If you're the buyer, you're trying to get creative and think of other solutions. Maybe you go b...
What if There is an Issue with Your Home Appraisal?
So what do you do if there is an issue with the appraisal? Let's give an example. You purchase a house for $450,000 and the appraisal comes back and it's $425k. Now, what do you do? Well, in our contract, and again, this is the Centra...
What if Your House Doesn’t Appraise?
So maybe you've followed along with my appraisal series, maybe you're in a transaction, maybe you're contemplating what might happen in a transaction and you're thinking, but Cindy, we don't want to put an extra $10,000, $20,000 in a house ...