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Selling and Buying a Home Today Is Easy May. 23, 2023
Dear Monty: We recently closed on our new home. We were pre-approved, and we shopped online for many... Read More
The IRS Rule That Most Home Sellers Don't Know May. 09, 2023
Dear Monty: We recently sold our home. We have prepared and filed our tax returns in the past. Next ... Read More
Three Steps to Research Acquiring Adjoining Property May. 02, 2023
Dear Monty: In the back of my neighborhood is an abandoned school. It was purchased recently, with a... Read More
The Top Home-Showing Suggestions Apr. 25, 2023
Dear Monty: We will soon sell our first home. It is well-maintained. We have a good handle on the pr... Read More
Are Home Purchase Preapproval Letters Helpful? Apr. 18, 2023
Dear Monty: We have a showing scheduled next week for a home. The seller's agent is asking for a cop... Read More
Two Accepted Offers on the Same House... What? Apr. 11, 2023
Dear Monty: Our offer was accepted after the first buyer backed out because they didn't like the ins... Read More
How to Decide to Accept an Offer Apr. 04, 2023
Dear Monty: We were selling our home and listed it with a real estate agent we know. We just finishe... Read More
Four Options to Correct Seller Being Caught in a Lie Mar. 28, 2023
Dear Monty: We have an offer on our house. There are several contingencies, one of which is a home i... Read More
When First Jumping Into Rental Real Estate -- Be Very Careful Mar. 14, 2023
Dear Monty: I want to buy my first rental property with my husband. We plan on purchasing with cash ... Read More
Selling Too Soon in Uncertain Market Puts Former Homebuyers' Equity at Risk Mar. 07, 2023
Dear Monty: We bought our first home in 2021. We paid $287,400 for it. We saved our $30k down paymen... Read More
Buyer Damages Home Then Backs Out Feb. 21, 2023
Dear Monty: On the morning of closing, the buyer did the final walk-through. Then his agent called, ... Read More
Agent Calls Lender Without Client Approval. Is This Unethical? Feb. 14, 2023
Dear Monty: My wife and I are currently looking for homes with an agent. We have received preapprova... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Credit Reports, Storing Potatoes, Deadbeat Relatives Apr. 25, 2022
I don't really have a mailbag, but it would be fun if I did. What I do have is a file named "EC Mail... Read More
Should You Lend Money to Family and Friends? Read This First Jan. 25, 2022
Over the years, I've heard from dozens of readers who have lent money to friends and family members,... Read More
Student Loans: A Silent Scandal No More Dec. 31, 2021
Student loans, long a nonissue that ruined countless lives, have finally become a political flashpoi... Read More
Petty Uncle Won't Return Our Belongings Nov. 15, 2021
Dear Annie: My uncle has a reputation for being extremely cheap, but he did something recently that ... Read More
My Best New Jacket Is Ruined! Oct. 05, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I have a best friend and we're both in high school together. We've been friends for six... Read More
Knowing the Deal Breakers Jan. 14, 2020
All real estate agents love boasting that they've rarely had a property fall out of escrow. As every... Read More
Numbers Betray Export-Import Bank Advocates Jun. 06, 2019
It's amazing what can be done to a cause in a mere four years. Back in 2015, there was widespread ag... Read More
Investing in Banks Jan. 18, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: The three bank stocks — Bank of America, Citigroup and BB&T — I've owned... Read More
