Mariia Kislitsyna

Contributing Writer

NYC-based and with a master’s degree in strategic management, Mariia has years of experience writing about real estate. You can find her articles in Investor's Business Daily, Forbes, and Yahoo Finance.

Featured Published Articles

  • If you're selling your home without a realtor (also known as "for sale by owner," or FSBO), you won't pay a listing agent commission. But if your buyer works with an agent, you may need to cover the buyer's agent commission. This fee is typically 2.5–3% of a home's final sale price, with the nationwide…

  • Sell to Bobby is a cash home buyer based in Central and Southern Florida. The company uses a localized, hands-on approach to buy homes directly from owners for cash. Sell to Bobby targets sellers who want a quick, hassle-free transaction and offers to close on a house as quickly as one week, buying properties in…

  • Bid4Assets is an online auction platform specializing in real estate. According to the company, over 125,000 properties have been sold and more than $1 billion in total sales have been made since 1999. Local government entities, like county treasurers and sheriff’s offices, widely use the platform to auction off properties tied to tax defaults, foreclosures,…

  • Staging is one way to prepare a house for sale. It improves the home's appeal to buyers, creates an inviting atmosphere, and emphasizes its selling points. Doing this step well can help your home sell fast and for more money. In a National Association of Realtors report, 48% of agents said that staging a house…

  • A house showing is an important step to get right when selling a home. It's when potential buyers will visit your property with their agent and, hopefully, fall in love with your place. Many sellers prepare for showings for weeks — cleaning, decluttering, staging the house, and highlighting its curb appeal. In this article, we’ll…

  • The multiple listing service (MLS) is an online database of properties for sale. Realtors use the MLS to list and find homes for clients.