Preparing, Showing, Making Disclosures About Your Home

Buyers love to visit houses that are move-in ready and represent a step up in lifestyle -- even if there's a little fantasy involved about how relaxed and gracious their life in their future house will be. Peeling paint and clutter are no-nos, and you may want to even invest in more substantial improvements prior to sale. Find out what changes to prioritize and how to make your house look its best for visitors.

Need to unload excess possessions? Here's how to make the highest profit.

Check both your rental agreement and local law regarding whether you're allowed to evict a tenant in the course of a home sale, and if so, under what terms.

Legal and practical considerations when selling a house or property that you're currently renting out.

As a home seller, you could just sit back and wait for the buyer to do a home inspection. But that leaves you open to a problem: The buyer’s inspection may turn up hidden defects or problems that can turn the negotiating tables in the buyer’s favor.

If selling a house or condo built before 1978, you have important responsibilities to disclose lead-based paint hazards and other sources of lead to prospective buyers.

Home sellers are responsible for informing prospective buyers about environmental hazards, such as asbestos.

If a home defect has seemingly been dealt with, when do buyers nevertheless need to know about it?

Full and honest disclosures can head off angry buyers and protect the seller from future litigation.

Home seller's obligation when it comes to advising prospective buyers about a death that occurred on the property.

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