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Moving Up in Hudson: Two Rules Your First Purchase Probably Never Hit

Moving Up in Hudson: Two Rules Your First Purchase Probably Never Hit Many move-up buyers in Hudson expect the second purchase to work like the first one, just with a bigger number. Often it doesn't. When you trade a home on city water and sewer for more land, or for an older home near downtown, you

Same Schools, Different Tax Bills: What Move-Up Buyers in the Mentor Area Should Know

Same Schools, Different Tax Bills: What Move-Up Buyers in the Mentor Area Should Know If you already own a home in the Mentor area and you're shopping for the next one, maybe a bigger lot, more space, or something closer to the lake, there's a detail that's easy to miss. Homes in the same school dis

The Four Ps: What Your Listing Agent Should Be Doing to Sell Your Home

The Four Ps: What Your Listing Agent Should Be Doing to Sell Your Home When I teach continuing education classes for agents, I like to joke about the old three Ps of selling a home. Put it in the MLS, place a sign in the yard, and pray the phone rings. That doesn't work anymore, and it isn't what yo

Is Your Akron Home in a Historic District? Here's What That Actually Means Before You List

Is Your Akron Home in a Historic District? Here's What That Actually Means Before You List Some Akron sellers hesitate to list because they believe their home is in a "historic district." They assume a city commission has to approve their paint color, replacement windows, or new roof before they can