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#42 Home Sellers Don’t Delay Understanding How Your Home Is Titled

VIDEO POST # Getting educated on the best way to take title to a new home (called real property) when purchasing it is often overlooked by homebuyers. Since most homeowners didn’t review the property titling options when they purchased their house they often find out...

#40 Why would I need to supply a structural report?

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VIDEO POST # After a general home inspection is complete sometimes a structural engineering inspection is also warranted. If this is the case, the home inspector typically includes this recommendation in their final home inspection report. Home inspectors are not...

#39 Title Search Horror Story

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VIDEO POST # Hiring someone to do a title search on your home, usually a title insurance company, can help to discover titles defects (commonly called a “cloud” on the title) that can keep a home seller from closing the sale of their home. If a home seller is unable...

#37 Save Even More Money Using this Simple Checklist at Closing

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VIDEO POST # Home sellers can get busy quickly as a DIY home seller and easily forget everything they need to cancel after closing on their home. Depending on where you live and different type of services you are using, the money you save by not forgetting to cancel...

#36 Home Sellers Need to Give Up the Keys

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VIDEO POST # One of the hardest things for a home seller to do is give up the keys to their house. This can be especially difficult for homeowners who’ve been in the house for a very long time; for example 10 or more years. There’s almost always an emotional...

#35 Avoiding Last Minute Closing Problems

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VIDEO POST # Going to a home closing should be fun and exciting for everybody involved. However, sometimes unintended consequences can create problems and it can happen to the seller or the buyer. Simple things you that would never cross your mind can stop a home...