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Cash offers usually net Cobb County sellers less after fees and repair deductions. Here's how to compare a cash offer vs. listing, and when cash makes sense.
Most sellers think of the negotiation as a number: the price. In metro Atlanta right now, it's more often a price and a credit. Redfin's September 2026 report puts the Atlanta share at nearly three out of four sales, and nationally about 16% of sales included both a price cut and a concession. If you're planning to sell in Smyrna, Marietta, or anywhere across Cobb, Cherokee, and the rest of Metro Atlanta,...
Inheriting a house in Georgia often means probate, shared ownership, and tax questions all at once. Here's what Marietta families need to know before selling.
Renting out your Marietta home instead of selling could cost you the capital gains exclusion if you wait past the two-of-five-year window. Here's the math to run first.
Most sellers never hear this stat until it's already their problem: roughly one out of every seven contracted home sales in the U.S. collapses before it ever reaches the closing table. We're not talking about listings that don't sell, we're talking about deals where a buyer was already locked in, paperwork was signed, and a moving date was circled on the calendar.When that happens, it's far more than a...
Mortgage rates just touched their highest point in a year, and if you've been holding out for relief before making a move, there's a specific number driving that outcome that almost never gets mentioned in the headlines. Once you understand how it works, you'll see today's rate environment for what it actually is, and stop waiting on a shift that likely isn't coming anytime soon.There's also fresh data on...
Fresh national data just dropped that changes how sellers should think about pricing right now, and at first glance, it looks like bad news. Home prices are genuinely declining. But once you understand the mechanics behind that decline, it becomes something entirely different: a real opportunity for sellers who read the situation correctly, and a costly blind spot for sellers who don't. None of this is...
Picture this: your buyer’s offer gets accepted, paperwork gets signed, and for a moment it feels like the hard part is behind you. Then, a few weeks in, the lender’s appraisal comes back well under what your buyer agreed to pay, and suddenly the entire deal is up for renegotiation.This isn’t some rare fluke reserved for other people’s transactions, it’s becoming more common,...
For a lot of sellers, capital gains tax is the thing that quietly worries them most, even before the home ever goes on the market. If that sounds familiar, take a breath. I’ve dealt with capital gains as a real estate investor myself, and I know it can genuinely hurt in the wrong situation. But investment property rules and primary residence rules live in two completely different worlds, and the...