Closing Costs When Buying a Home
Closing costs when buying a home are a fact of life. While buyers cannot avoid these significant fees, they can ask the seller in the contract offer to cover some or all on settlement day
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Documents You Need When Selling a Home
While you are organizing, packing, and clearing out for your move, be sure to set aside the following documents you need when selling a home.
Cash Offers: How To Compete & Win!
Cash Offers: How To Compete & Win! Cash offers….while not the norm, they are certainly part of today’s real estate market. In some parts of the Washington, DC area, real estate competition is fierce. Often,…
Preparing for Appraisal: What You Need To Know
Preparing for an Appraisal: What You Need To Know Appraisal day! It’s an important one and a significant step towards a successful settlement. Preparing for appraisal is key! Here is what you, as a seller,…
Your Real Estate Tax Assessment – What Does It Mean?
Along with your 2019 tax documents arriving each day, you may have or will soon receive your city or county real estate tax assessment. This tax assessment is quite different from an appraisal done when…
An Inside Look at Buying with The Goodhart Group
Wondering what happens with you choose to work with The Goodhart Group when buying a home? Our buyer agent Sara Smith breaks down the process for you. Initial Buyer Consultation Whether you’re meeting with us…
Decoding the Real Estate Contract
REAL ESTATE CONTRACT EXPLAINED In our market, any offer for sale is made up of the basic body of the contract, any addenda or contingencies to the contract, plus any required disclosures. While not the…
What is The Appraisal Contingency?
No matter which loan program you choose, the lender will require an appraisal as part of the loan in order to approve it. Lenders want to make sure that the house is actually worth what…
