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…

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…

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…