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Passing Inspection Before Sale

By | December 21st, 2023|

Passing Inspection Before Sale A reader wants to know how to avoid a village-required inspection that will require updates to their property Q: This may be a question for Sam. We live in a village that requires us to purchase transfer stamps in order to sell our home. But for us to get the stamp, [...]

Fidelity National Financial’s Cyber Attack

By | November 30th, 2023|

Fidelity National Financial's Cyber Attack Recently, Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 provider of title insurance for buyers and sellers, was hit by a devastating cyber attack. Fidelity National Financial submitted regulatory documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledging the attack on November 21, 2023 and describing how it handles the situation. “Among [...]

How to Calculate the Square Footage of a Home

By | November 30th, 2023|

A reader wonders how to calculate the square footage of a home Developers calculate the square footage of a home in different ways. Which can be confusing.   Q: I read your column regularly and have a question. I recently attended an open house for a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo in a south suburb of Chicago. [...]

Electronic Vehicle (EV) Charging Concerns

By | November 30th, 2023|

Electronic Vehicle (EV) Charging Concerns Readers are concerned about electric vehicle (EV) charging in condominium buildings.  Reader Comment on Electronic Vehicle Charging Concern - Fire You missed a very real concern with the questions of EVs charging – fire. Standard sprinklers will not extinguish a battery-based fire. Water can't smother it and even if it [...]

Getting Rid of an HOA

By | November 29th, 2023|

Getting Rid of an HOA Homeowners wonder if turning over control of retention ponds and eliminating their HOA is a good idea Q: We recently read a reply you gave to a question about a homeowners association (HOA) in Maryland, that is having trouble getting people to run for the board. We live in a [...]

Minimizing Taxes on Inheritance

By | November 29th, 2023|

Minimizing taxes on inheritance Buyer wants to know how to minimize taxes on a rental property he inherited. Q: I inherited my mother’s home. That part went well, but boy was I uninformed. As I’ve now learned, and Ilyce’s site (ThinkGlink.com) made this clearer, when one inherits a house: (i) You can benefit by paying [...]

Lease Obligations

By | November 28th, 2023|

Do Lease Obligations Follow a Home Sale? What do solar panel and liquid propane gas service contracts say about buyer who purchase homes with these contracts in place? Q: We purchased a home with liquid propane (LP) gas service to heat the pool. We did not heat the pool and did not use the LP [...]

Calculating Capital Gains

By | November 15th, 2023|

Calculating capital gains. You'll want to keep receipts to make sure keep your capital gains as low as possible. Q: I read your recent article on capital gains and how to calculate them. Here’s my issue. I thought I could shred a whole bunch of receipts accumulated during my ownership of my home. I see [...]

Do I need a quit claim deed?

By | November 15th, 2023|

Do I need a quit claim deed? Reader wonders if she needs a quit claim deed if living trust is in place Q: Is there any risk, concern or benefit to simply adding a child to title through a quit claim deed (not replacing homeowner on title, but adding)? This child is the beneficiary and [...]

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