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Notes from 25 years of buying houses
Real stories, market insight, and answers to the questions sellers actually ask. Written by Nick York and the EZ Home Buyers team.
Selling a House With Open Violations in NYC: DOB, ECB, and HPD Explained
Open violations are the reason a lot of Queens and Brooklyn houses never make it to market. The owner knows about the unpermitted basement apartment, the DOB complaint from a neighbor, the ECB penalty that has been compounding…
Selling a Tenant Occupied House in New Jersey: What the Anti-Eviction Act Really Means for You
Owning a rental in New Jersey stops making sense for a lot of landlords at some point: the numbers thin out, the…
Selling an Inherited House in New Jersey: Probate, the Inheritance Tax, and Your Timeline
Inheriting a house in New Jersey usually means inheriting three problems at once: a property that needs attention, a legal process you…
Selling a New Jersey House With a Tax Lien: Your Timeline and Your Equity
Property tax debt in New Jersey does not sit quietly on a bill somewhere. Once you fall behind, the municipality sells that…
The New Jersey Sheriff Sale Timeline: How Long You Really Have
If you have missed mortgage payments in New Jersey and a foreclosure notice has arrived, the single most useful thing you can…
The New Jersey Exit Tax: What You Actually Pay When You Sell Your House
Sellers hear about the New Jersey exit tax and picture the state charging them a penalty just for leaving. That is not…
Selling a Parent’s House in New York: What an Executor Can and Cannot Do
When a parent passes and their house needs to be dealt with, the legal side and the practical side run on different…