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WE need to downsize. My Spouse/Partner says, ‘No Way’. HELP! (Part 1 of 5)

As a Realtor® specializing in the over-55 homeowner, I am well equipped with knowledge and tools to prepare homeowners to move to a smaller home, to another state, or to a retirement community.  In the best of situations, I meet with a husband and wife unified in their commitment to sell the home and simplify […]

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Are Home Seller’s Greedy?

I recently followed a thread on social media.  A frustrated Buyer was complaining about her inability to purchase a home after making “great” offers on four houses.  The owners of these homes are “money hungry” and “greedy” she said. The writer went on to say the homeowners “don’t know what it’s like” and are “selfish” […]

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Are you ready to buy?

You’ve saved your down payment.  You’ve saved a little extra to stretch You’ve shined your credit score. You’ve gone online and found your dream home. You’ve chosen your Realtor®.   You are ready to buy a house.  Are you?   This housing market is not for the faint of heart.  You are facing a home sale […]

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I don’t have a LOW credit score. I have NO credit score. Can I buy a house?

Let me start by saying that I’m a huge Dave Ramsey fan.  Dave Ramsey, founder of Ramsey Solutions and a get-out-of-debt guru, is all about staying debt-free and living a cash-only lifestyle.   I agree, debt-free is the way to go.  In a perfect world none of us would have debt.  But I live in a […]

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Thank you for being a friend! (Now will you be my roommate?)

If you are a woman over the age of 50 you probably know the statistics: across the industrialized world, women will live as much as 10 years longer than men.  Even if you don’t lose your spouse to divorce or early death, human genetics predict years, if not decades, of being alone.   The “Golden […]

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I want to buy a home, but I have a home to sell. Is this possible without a double move?

It’s a pretty common conversation I have with homeowners: they’ve heard about the “bidding wars” on their neighbor’s homes.  They gasp at the listing price of a home only to be shocked when it sells for tens of thousands of dollars higher.  They want to get in on this.  “So,” I say to them, “where […]

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Whatever happened to the “Sale of Home” contingency?

Remember the “old days”?   You wanted to sell your current home and purchase another.  You met with your Realtor® and were advised to get your home on the market first because it will likely take 90+ days to sell.   As soon as the sign is in the front yard, you began looking for the next […]

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It might be love at first sight, but make sure your new house can go the distance:

I’ve often said that buying a house is like getting married: you fall in love when you step in the door.  You learn as much as you can during the home inspection.  You don’t really know the house until you’ve lived there a few years. After 5 years you have your list of what you’ll […]

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The Downside of a Great Seller’s Market

Central Ohio homeowners have a right to celebrate!  After 8 years of watching your home values depreciate at double digits a year (2005-2012) we are entering our 9th selling season of supply and demand heavily weighted in favor of the Seller.   However, here is the dark secret of this great market:  the market for […]

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Are home buyers foolish for “over-paying” for homes in this heated market?

We are in our 9th (yes, NINE) year of a Seller’s Market in Central Ohio. In some areas and price points there are over 20 buyers for every home on the market.  I have had as many as 41 offers on a single home.  I recently presented an offer on a home that the Realtor […]

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Is your home in danger of being electronically stolen?

You’ve heard the commercials.  Is your home in danger of being “stolen” by title thieves?   “With the advancement in technology, it’s a huge problem and tremendously unreported as a crime,” says Art Pfizenmayer, Senior Advisor to the CEO of Home Title Lock as reported in the San Diego Union Tribune in 2018.  But is […]

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Ten Ways to Win: #10 – Be willing to be a backup contract and consider older listings

What is a “back up” Buyer?  A back up Buyer is first in line to purchase a home if the “Primary” Buyer is unable or unwilling to perform on a contract.   It happens.  The Primary purchaser loses their job or breaks up with a girlfriend.  Three weeks into the transaction, the contract falls apart.  The […]

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Columbus, Ohio 43219

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