Should I Ask the Seller to Pay My Closing Costs or Offer a Lower Price?
Short answer: If cash is your bigger problem, seller-paid closing costs may help you more. If keeping the purchase price down matters more, a lower…
Author: Jason Goodin
How Much Below Asking Price Should I Offer on a Smithfield Home?
Short answer: There isn’t a magic percentage.Sometimes offering $10,000 below asking makes perfect sense.Sometimes offering full price is the smarter move.And sometimes I may tell…
I Know Something Is Wrong With My Smithfield Home. Do I Have to Tell the Buyer?
Short answer: Sometimes.Virginia handles seller disclosures a little differently than many people expect.For most residential sales, Virginia’s standard disclosure is largely a buyer-beware notice. In…
My Smithfield Home Didn’t Sell. Should I Relist Right Away or Wait?
Short answer: I wouldn’t automatically relist tomorrow, and I wouldn’t automatically wait six months either.If your previous listing has ended without a sale, I’d first…
The Buyer Asked for Repairs After Inspecting My Smithfield Home. What Should I Agree To?
Short answer: You probably don’t need to agree to everything the buyer asks for.A home inspection can produce a pretty long list.Some items matter.Some are…
The Home Inspection Found Problems. What Should I Ask the Seller to Fix?
Short answer: Focus on the things that really matter.A home inspection can come back with 20, 30, even 50 items on it.That doesn’t mean you…
My Smithfield Home Has an Older Roof. Should I Replace It Before I Sell?
Short answer: Not automatically.An older roof is not the same thing as a bad roof.If it’s leaking, missing shingles, showing real damage, or creating an…
A Buyer Wants to Use a VA Loan on My Smithfield Home. What Should I Know?
Short answer: A VA-financed offer isn’t automatically harder, weaker, or more expensive for the seller.There are a few VA-specific rules we need to understand, especially…
A Buyer’s Offer on My Smithfield Home Is Contingent on Selling Their House. Should I Accept It?
Short answer: Maybe — but I’d want to know a whole lot more about the buyer’s house before saying yes.An offer can look great on…
I Got an Offer Below Asking Price on My Smithfield Home. Should I Take It?
Short answer: Don’t reject it just because it’s below asking price.A low offer isn’t necessarily a bad offer.Sometimes it’s an opening move. Sometimes it’s the…