“Pressure or creating a sense of urgency is a very effective negotiating tactic. One should be reasonable and allow enough time, but never allow too much time. You did well for holding your ground, now the real fun begins.”

You never think the worst case scenario could happen to you, until it does…

Isn't it great when karma gives you a front seat?

“An inspection report with 50+ items is actually pretty typical for a home built in the late '70s.”

It's called financial illiteracy and you don't want to find yourself in that category when house hunting.

Do parents really give “unconditional” money or is there always “something” attached to it?

At only 26 and 28 years old, this young couple was able to get a fantastic real estate price that has the house-hunting community baffled, jealous, confused, and excited. Potential new homeowners shower the couple with questions and answers are delivered.

Could've, should've, would've—you just have to live in the present when it comes to today's housing market.

The housing market just keeps getting more and more confusing these days. How can you get the best deal? What does “the best” deal even look like anymore? This isn't your grandparents' or even your parents' housing market, this is a whole new monster…

When it comes to the housing market and the renting world, life seems unjust. It seems like the landlords are always coming up, while the people just trying to live their lives with a roof over their heads are always on the down. It's simply unfair. However, sometimes things work out for the underdogs, like for these renters recently in L.A.

What would you do if you finally were able to afford a down payment on a new home, so you submitted an offer, but then got the home inspection back and some pretty pricey repairs need to be done? None of the repairs are dealbreakers, but they are annoying and costly. What should your next move be?

Sometimes you can repeat yourself a thousand times and be as crystal clear as possible, and someone will still misunderstand you. Like, how much more do you need to spell it out? You literally spelled it out with written words multiple times. You would think this only happens from time to time, but nope. It happens all the time! It seemed to happen recently when these veteran homeowners sold their house to some first-time homebuyers. Now, they're not trying to play the blame game here, where th…

Buying and selling homes is a fun chess game played by the rich. Regular people don't play by the same rules in life, so usually we get pushed out of the market, but sometimes, a regular Schmoe gets the upper hand on the feudal land owners trying to make a quick buck on a short sale.

It's not too often these days that victory comes to small communities. With extremely wealthy people coming into “niche” neighborhoods because they're “hip,” buy a house for cheap, flip it, and then sell it for thousands to millions over any other house's value in that neighborhood, it sure makes you feel like the underdogs really don't have a chance. The thing about these “niche” neighborhoods is that they have families who have lived there for generations. They're “hip” because it's people wh…

There's a reason that people wear stupid masks to cover their identity when they accept lottery winnings on public broadcast. It's simple– they don't want their family knowing that they're overnight billionaires. For some reason, people think that they're entitled to a portion of any family member's financial success just because you're related.

As if renting could get any worse