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My father recently died. My mother no longer wants to keep the house. My brother may be interested in buying it. We're wondering what the best way to do this is. We're thinking that we should determine the value of the house, and he should pay 10% less than the value. This would cover the 6% my mother would not have to pay for realtors' fees and 4% just for convenience. Is this a good way to proceed? How do we determine the value of the house? Do we get an assessor or ask a real estate agent to do it? Thanks for your help.
Dear Claire;
Get the home appraised by a real estate appraiser. Then have it inspected to make sure that there are no hidden problems and if there are, how much the repairs will cost. This should be calculated into the price that your brother will pay for the home if he buys it and must then do repairs.
There is no need to use a REALTOR for this transaction, but you will still need an attorney to draw up the agreement, secure the title insurance and record the deed.
~Jessica Bryan
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Expertise
buying and selling process such as:
General questions from first time buyers
How to market a home
Why choose a REALTOR
How do I find a REALTOR
Should I consider buying or selling without a REALTOR--how much can I save
Should I remodel or move
How much can I expect to gain by fixing up my home before selling
Helpful tips when selling
Helpful tips when buying
finding a good mortgage loan
what is the difference between banks, mortgage bankers, and mortgage brokers
Questions from the general public, people thinking about getting their real estate license, newly licensed.
Fellow professionals who have interests in networking and how to get started
What is a market evaluation and how does it differ from an appraisal what are the different loan programs
services a REALTOR can perform
when to use a lawyer
when to use escrow
what are the regional differences in the buying and selling process
what is the MLS and how does it work
how can the layman access information on the web--listings and other information
These are just a few of the questions. I can suggest that if I am unable to answer a question I will refer the inquiry to a source that can.
Experience
Anyone who is in this business and who dedicates oneself to professionalism has continued to take classes and along with it,additional credentials, awards and honors. I can list a host of them, but my greatest accomplishments happen to be those of getting first time buyers (who didn't think they could afford to buy a home)into a home of their dreams. The look on their faces when I hand over the keys is worth all of the hard work.
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