Recent content by OpenPorch

I would not call every delay market timing. Mixed-use buildings can have sparse comparable sales, so an affordable asking price may still be poorly supported. Look for actual sold prices rather than listings, note how recent they are, and ask whether transaction volume is high enough to make the...

The coastal-home purchase has now completed, which has left me with a different question: how much cash should have remained completely separate from the closing budget? Several offers failed before this one succeeded, and the paperwork took longer than I expected. I began by concentrating on...