What to Expect When you List your House for Sale on the MLS

April 19, 2023

Selling your Home on the MLS Series, Part 1 How do you sell your home on the MLS? The first step is to contact a licensed Real Estate Agent (Realtor) to represent you and list your house for sale. Only licensed Agents can list properties for sale on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Once you’ve … Continued

Estate Administration: Role of the Executor

April 4, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

An estate is all that’s left behind when someone passes away. This includes all material possessions, such as real estate, vehicles, furniture, and physical belongings, as well as the immaterial – financial positives and debts alike. If the deceased had prepared a will to be executed upon their death, then everything is fairly straight-forward in … Continued

Property Taxes in Southwestern Ohio

March 21, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

How to Pay Property Taxes in Southwestern Ohio As a homeowner in Southwestern Ohio, you have the option to pay your property taxes in a few different ways. What is probably the most convenient way to pay property taxes, however, is by using your County’s online payment feature. Depending on your County’s individual settings, there … Continued

What is a Special Assessment? Property Tax Series

March 7, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

Being a homeowner comes with a host of social responsibilities, both to your immediate neighborhood, and to your overall surrounding community and town at-large. You likely already know about Property Taxes and why they exist (read up on that here if you haven’t seen our article about it yet), but those aren’t the only expense … Continued

Why Do We Pay Property Taxes?

February 21, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

Whether you’re a seasoned homeowner, or someone on the hunt for your very first home, you should know what Property Taxes are and why everyone who owns real estate has to pay them. Read on to find out what can happen if you don’t pay your Property Taxes on time. If you’ve been renting for … Continued

Our 4 Step Downsizing Plan for Cincinnati & Dayton Homeowners

January 30, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

Do you have a downsizing plan for your house in Cincinnati & Dayton? Lifestyles can evolve over time and along with them, the requirements you have for a home change as well. In addition to finding your new, smaller home, and the hassles of listing and selling your current, larger home, the task of downsizing … Continued

5 Ways to Sell Your Cincinnati & Dayton House in a Flooded Market

January 23, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

Selling your house in a flooded market can feel challenging. When an abundance of properties are listed, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Everyone is trying to sell right now and cash in on the gains made in equity due to rising home prices and low-interest rates on their next home. … Continued

How to Know if You Should List Your Property in Cincinnati & Dayton or Sell it Directly

January 16, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

The traditional listing process of hiring a professional real estate agent to list your property is most familiar to sellers. However, statistics show that about 36 percent of sellers attempt to sell without the assistance of a professional. Regrettably, however, while selling on your own to save money may sound extremely enticing on the surface, … Continued

How to Sell a House With Title Problems in Cincinnati & Dayton

January 9, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

If you need to sell a house, an issue with the title can throw a wrench into the works. It can be heartbreaking to go through all of the work and hassles of selling only to find out when it is finally time to close that issues exist with a title you believed to be … Continued

What You Should Know About Selling a Co-Owned Property in Cincinnati & Dayton

January 2, 2023

By Bryan Blankenship

Co-ownership of a property allows participants to purchase property that would otherwise be beyond their means. For example, co-ownership is an excellent way for close friends or family members to help split the costs of a shared property or several properties in vacation spots, such as a beachfront property and a mountain home. Co-ownership also … Continued

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