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 to be more serious and competition is less fierce...
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Question: My parents own their house outright, but would like to know if it could be owned in four names – that is, those of my parents and their son and daughter (me) – I do understand that we would need to change the deeds and we would incur a cost for doing so. They...
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Have you found yourself facing foreclosure on a home in St. Louis, MO and don’t know what to do? Foreclosure on a home occurs when the homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments and the bank or mortgage company repossesses the ownership of the home. Finding yourself in this situation can be overwhelming and...
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Congratulations on your new home! Now you just have to figure out how you’re going to pack and move your belongings without breaking the bank, your fragile items, and your back. That’s why we put together this list of easy moving and packing tips that will make your move simple. Get rid of...
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Can I buy a home as a single parent? In the long run, owning a home is cheaper than renting. Rental prices are on the rise and mortgages can be obtained for monthly payments that can be even lower than average rental prices in many areas. Also, your mortgage payments build equity each month,...
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Thinking back to buying your first home, it was so exciting and you had such big plans. You may not have had a lot of furniture or resources but you made your new house into your home. You painted the walls, decorated, and began filling the space with everything you own. You worked away...
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So you’re looking for an investor to purchase your home – but where to begin? Let’s start with an obvious one – EXPERIENCE. How many years of experience buying houses does your potential investor have? Who wants to hassle with a large national firm that doesn’t know the St. Louis from a hole in...
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Did I miss out? So a home you love and can see your family in for years to come is listed as a pending sale. It is common among homebuyers to assume that “pending sale” means the property is no longer available, and the big red “pending sale” sign in front of the home...
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So, you’ve recently inherited a house-now what? Inheriting a home can be an emotional and stressful endeavor, especially if there are multiple family members involved. There are a few routes available, depending on what works best for you and your family. Due to the tax and mortgage status of the inherited house, some options...
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Realtor.com released its list for the hottest housing markets in 2016 last week, placing St. Louis at #2. They based this data on home sales, sale turnover rates and online home views. We know that for many, buying houses is more than a data-driven decision. It?s important to remember the highly personal nature of...
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