Once we had everything done— The estate sale, the repairs, the cleaning— We were finally ready. So we put it on the market. Active. But with a Time Clause. And on paper, that makes sense. We still had our first buyer in place… but this gave us the ability to accept another offer if one […]

Everyone talks about timing the market. Should you wait? Should you buy now? Should you hold off and see what rates do? Those are real questions. But sometimes, they are not the most important ones. Sometimes the real timing is life. That was the case for this couple. They were approaching the end of their […]

When a Meth Test Changes a Real Estate Transaction The phone call came right in the middle of the transaction. The meth test results had just come back. And the number was just over 1.0. In Utah, that number matters. When a property tests above that threshold, the situation immediately changes. The property must be reported to the county health […]

Last spring, I worked with a buyer an attorney who wrote their own offer on one of my listings because they believed they could save money by doing everything themselves. What they didn’t expect was how complicated the process truly is. Their contract had several issues: Wording that triggered underwriting red flags Missing clauses required […]