The New Mr & Mrs Matthew Higgins

Married 9-28-19

Why are you Entitled?

Should Agents Coerce buyers to buy a Home

Question:  My home is currently for sale.  We are getting a lot of showings, but don’t think my real estate agent is doing enough to get these buyers to write an offer on my home. What is your opinion?

Answer:  Not quite sure what the problem is here. Your Realtor is marketing your home properly because you are getting a lot of showings. In order to sell your home, you need buyers to see it. You said: “Doing enough to get the buyers to make an offer on my home?”  A good real estate agent should answer all the buyer’s questions, point out the negatives and positives, but allow the buyer to make the final decision on a particular home. There should be no coercion by the agent.                                                                                                                                                               

The only problem I see is if you are getting a lot of showings with no offers, then your home price is probably too high. For example, if you go to the clothing store and are looking to buy a sweater and find that a similar sweater is less expensive and a better value at another store, you are going to that other store to buy it. Same goes with a home purchase. Buyers will purchase the home they feel offers the best value. The home with the best value will sell before the other homes. I would suggest stopping the blame game and sit down with your Realtor and look at how your home’s Value compares to other homes for sale.

Great Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

From our Friends at Burnet Title:

Uses for Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

Boost Your Laundry

No need to buy those expensive commercial laundry products that have the words "oxy" in them and promise to whiten your clothes. Simply add a cup of hydrogen peroxide to your washing machine. when doing a load of whites. The hydrogen peroxide will also deodorize clothes and remove stains. You can pour it directly on stains but do a color-fast test first if you're applying to darker clothes.

Kill Mold and Mildew

Hydrogen peroxide kills bacteria, but it also dispatches fungi such as mold and mildew. So grab a spray bottle of hydrogen and spray your bathroom fixtures, floors, walls, humidifier, dehumidifier, even your shower curtain. That fizzy sound will tell you it's working.

Divorce and Real Estate

Question: I am a married woman who is getting a divorce and buying a house. I am concerned about the sales contract in that my spouse's name is required to be on it and he has to sign. They have the contract written as a sale to both of us. The financing contract will only be in my name. What is the best way or the correct way for this contract to be filled out? I'm worried that he won't sign if it states that he is also buying the property. What is the best way to also have him sign a waiver to the title at closing?

Answer: If your husband's name is on the title but not on the mortgage, you have debt and he has equity. That sounds like a really good arrangement for your husband.

The purchase of a home during the divorce process should not be undertaken without advice in advance from your attorney. State rules vary, a house is a significant asset and you could hurt your bargaining position in the divorce process without proper counsel.

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