Selling a home brings an unprecedented financial windfall for most home sellers— but it’s also a very expensive process. Those two statements might sound contradictory, but they’re equally true. The process of selling a home comes with some pretty significant costs that often take a 10% chunk out of the final proceeds. Why? Well, it […]
For the vast majority of Americans, their home is their most valuable asset, and selling that home brings an unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime infusion of capital. But what many homeowners don’t realize— especially first-time sellers— is how much it actually costs to sell a house. Make no mistake about it; in the end, you’re still probably coming […]
For the vast majority of U.S. homeowners, their home is their most valuable asset. That means that selling their home represents a rare and unprecedented windfall. But as the saying goes, it takes money to make money. Many home sellers, especially first-time sellers, are surprised to find out how expensive it is to sell their […]
The Texas real estate market is in a transitional phase; while median statewide home values are quite affordable, sitting at just over $211,000 according to Zillow, it’s really a state of contrasts. Dense urban markets like Austin ($402,000 median home value) are booming, while smaller markets like San Angelo ($136,000 median home value) are barely […]
It’s fairly common, especially for first-time home sellers, to finalize the purchase of their home, receive their money, and then ask, “but where’s the rest of it?” That’s because, if you sell your home for, say, $300,000, you end up receiving significantly less than that in actual cash. Selling a home costs money; there are […]