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What Is a Contingent Home Massachusetts

What Does Contingent Mean When Buying or Selling a House

What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate? A seller signed an offer on a Thursday afternoon and told her sister the house was sold. Nine days later, an inspector pulled a cover plate and found cloth-wrapped wiring behind the plaster. The buyer walked. That’s how a contingent contract can come apart. Contingent means a seller … Continued
How to Sell a Rental Property Without Paying Taxes Massachusetts

How to Sell Rental Property Without Paying Capital Gains Tax

A landlord called me in August about a duplex he’d owned since the nineties. He wanted a fast closing. Then his accountant ran the numbers on what he’d owe, and the whole conversation changed shape. When you sell rental property, you don’t pay just one tax. You’re usually facing three or four of them stacked … Continued
Can You Pause Mortgage Payments While Selling Massachusetts

Can You Pause Mortgage Payments While Selling Your Home

A woman in Springfield called me on a Tuesday morning, voice tight, trying not to cry. Her hours had been cut, her savings were gone, and the mortgage statement sitting on the kitchen table looked like a verdict. She’d heard you can pause mortgage payments while selling, but she was terrified that doing so would … Continued
Documents Required For Selling Inherited Property Massachusetts

What Documents Do You Need To Sell An Inherited House

Sorting through a parent’s belongings on a Saturday morning, finding the deed in a shoebox under the bed, and realizing you have no idea what comes next. That’s where most people start. Paperwork feels like a mountain, grief is still fresh, and someone keeps mentioning probate like it’s a curse word. You’re not alone in … Continued
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