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Selling? Get the Top Dollar for Your House Sep. 27, 2016
So you're getting ready to sell your house. Just thinking about it can be an overwhelming experience... Read More
Think of Interest as Rent Sep. 25, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I inherited some money when my grandmother died last winter, and as you wrote in a re... Read More
Wants Tax Deduction Sep. 18, 2016
HOUSE CALLS BY EDITH LANK RELEASE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 Wants Tax Deduction Ms. Lank: We ha... Read More
Dual Agency: the Debate Continues Sep. 12, 2016
The long debate regarding whether it is right or legal for a real estate broker to represent both th... Read More
More Reader Comments on Home Staging Sep. 11, 2016
Readers are still sending in comments about the rant from a seller who resented trying to live in he... Read More
Understand the Difference Between Decorating and Staging Sep. 04, 2016
A few weeks ago a reader wrote in with what she called a rant — an account of the "grief" she ... Read More
Absentee Real Estate Investment Aug. 28, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: My son is interested in renting out his home, as he received a job offer in another s... Read More
Are Commissions Negotiable? Aug. 21, 2016
Dear Edith: I read that a Realtor commission is negotiable. Is this true? Are smaller firms more wil... Read More
Rant About Living in a Staged House Aug. 14, 2016
Dear Edith: As a faithful reader of your column and previous real estate agent, I thought I understo... Read More
Answering a Purchase Offer: Yes, No or Maybe Jul. 24, 2016
Ms. Lank: If you could answer me today that would be helpful. We are selling our home ourselves, and... Read More
Safety When Showing Jul. 17, 2016
Dear Edith: I read a column where readers asked whether they should show their home to people who se... Read More
Cousin Is Interested Jul. 10, 2016
Dear Mrs. Lank: My wife and I are both in our 70s. We have arranged to move into senior housing, but... Read More
Selling Out of State Jul. 03, 2016
Ms. Lank: I recently read one of your columns in the paper. R and M.T. wrote that they inherited a p... Read More
No Advance Notice Jun. 26, 2016
Dear Edith: Would you help me settle a disagreement with my husband? Our house is listed for sale, a... Read More
Satisfaction Piece Is Important Jun. 19, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I am a senior citizen, and I still live in the house my husband and I bought more tha... Read More
Investor Offers for out-of-State Property Jun. 12, 2016
Dear Edith: Our deceased parents left us a home in a state in which we no longer live. We have no in... Read More
A Trump Presidency Would Sink All Boats Jun. 07, 2016
Hello, investors. Come join the foreign policy experts in daily panic attacks over what a President ... Read More
How Much to Ask Jun. 05, 2016
Dear Edith: We are getting ready to sell our house. We bought it in 1967. Our tax bill says it's wor... Read More
Divorce Changed Ownership May. 29, 2016
Ms. Lank: I have wanted to sell my house for a long time, but my wife won't agree or sign the papers... Read More
They'll Only Buy If May. 15, 2016
Dear Edith: We put our house up for sale last week with a realtor we think is pretty good. One thing... Read More
