Northeast Ohio Real Estate Blog

Selling a Higher-End Home in Hudson? What to Update, and What to Leave for the Next Owner

Selling a Higher-End Home in Hudson? What to Update, and What to Leave for the Next Owner If you're getting ready to sell a higher-end home in Hudson, someone has probably told you to redo the kitchen first. Before you call a contractor, look at what remodeling projects actually return when you sell

Buying a Cleveland Rental to Rehab? Put the Lead Safe Certificate in the Budget Before You Make the Offer

Buying a Cleveland Rental to Rehab? Put the Lead Safe Certificate in the Budget Before You Make the Offer Cleveland's housing stock is old. A HUD case study puts it at about 90 percent built before 1978. For an investor, that's both the opportunity and the catch. Older homes are part of why Clevelan

Credit Scores and Buying a Home: What Really Helps and Hurts Your Score

Credit Scores and Buying a Home: What Really Helps and Hurts Your Score I'll be honest about something. As a younger man, I was terrible with credit. My score was in the 500s, and it took real work to get it where it is today. So when I sat down with my longtime friend Bob Willis on my show, Best Ad

An "Akron" Address Doesn't Always Mean the City of Akron. Here's Why First-Time Buyers Should Care.

An "Akron" Address Doesn't Always Mean the City of Akron. Here's Why First-Time Buyers Should Care. Here's something that surprises almost every first-time buyer. The city on your mailing address is the Post Office's idea, not the government's. In Northeast Ohio, those two things don't always match,