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What It Costs to List on MLS Baltimore

What It Costs to List on MLS in Maryland

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Two hundred and ninety-nine dollars can put your house in front of every buyer’s agent from Cumberland to Ocean City. That’s the pitch, and it’s mostly true. It’s also why so many Maryland homeowners click the button and then call me three weeks later with questions nobody warned them about. I’ve been buying houses in … Continued
Process Of Eviction In Maryland

Eviction Process for Landlords and Tenants in Maryland

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A landlord in Dundalk once called me the day after he’d changed the locks on a tenant who owed four months of rent. He figured the lease gave him that power. It didn’t, and the countersuit cost him more than the back rent ever would have. Evictions in Maryland run through the courts from start … Continued
Do I Need a Lawyer to Add Someone to a Deed in Maryland

Do I Need a Lawyer to Add a Name to a Deed in Maryland

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Maryland law gives you two ways to get a deed recorded. A lawyer admitted to the Maryland Bar prepares it or supervises the work, or somebody already named in the document prepares it themselves. There’s no third door. That one rule answers about half of what homeowners ask me when they want to add a … Continued
Can a Seller Decline Repairs After a Home Inspection

Can A Seller Refuse Repairs After A Home Inspection

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You put your Dundalk house under contract. Your buyer orders a home inspection. Three days later, a 47-page report lands. It flags the HVAC, a slow roof leak over the rear bedroom, and a section of foundation wall the inspector called “monitored deferred maintenance.” That phrase covers a lot of ground. Your buyer wants all … Continued
Is It Smart to Renovate Your Kitchen Before Selling

Should You Remodel Your Kitchen Before Selling Your Home

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You’re standing in your kitchen, staring at cabinets you’ve hated for six years. Now you’re finally ready to sell, and the question won’t leave you alone. Do you remodel your kitchen before selling your home, or list it the way it sits? There’s no clean answer. It depends on your timeline, your budget, and the … Continued
Sell Your House With Child Support Lien Baltimore

Selling A House With A Child Support Lien On The Property

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A title search comes back clean, then a week later, your closing attorney finds a child support lien recorded against your home. Buyers get nervous, lenders pump the brakes, and suddenly the sale you were counting on feels like it’s slipping away. This scenario plays out more often than people expect, and it doesn’t have … Continued
Selling house with foundation problem Maryland

How To Sell A House With Foundation Issues In Maryland

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A crack in the basement wall stopped a sale cold in Catonsville last year. After the buyer’s lender walked away and the real estate agent went quiet, the seller was left holding a property they had no idea how to move. Sound familiar? Selling a house with foundation issues in Maryland is entirely doable. Your … Continued
Documents needed to sell inherited house Maryland

Documents Required To Sell Inherited Property In Maryland

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Somewhere in a drawer in a Catonsville rowhouse last winter, there was a death certificate but no will, two sets of siblings who hadn’t spoken in years, and a property that had been sitting vacant for four months, accumulating water bills. It’s a version of a situation I walk into more than you’d think. Getting … Continued
Can You Sell Your House and Continue Living There?

How To Sell Your House And Still Live In It After The Sale

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Most people don’t even know this option exists until they’re already desperate. Most of the calls I get are the same. Someone needs to access their equity, they can’t afford to move, and they are totally stuck. What they don’t realize is that there is a real path forward that allows them to do both. … Continued