Selling a Milwaukee House With City Special-Assessment Liens or Back Taxes

Author: Carter

Selling a Smoke-Damaged or Odor-Heavy House in Oshkosh

Selling a Smoke-Damaged or Odor-Heavy House in Oshkosh

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Some houses tell you their story the moment you walk in the door — and not always in a good way. If your Oshkosh home has decades of cigarette smoke soaked into the walls, or a strong pet odor that no amount of cleaning seems to touch, you already know the problem: buyers notice it … Continued
Selling a Condemned or Raze-Ordered House in Milwaukee

Selling a Condemned or Raze-Ordered House in Milwaukee

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If the City of Milwaukee has condemned your property, or you’ve received a raze order from the Department of Neighborhood Services, you’re holding a piece of paper with a deadline on it — and that changes everything about your situation. It feels like the city has taken the decision out of your hands. It hasn’t, … Continued
Oshkosh homeowner reviewing mortgage options before foreclosure at kitchen table

Behind on Payments in Oshkosh? Your Options Before Foreclosure

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If you’ve fallen behind on your mortgage in Oshkosh, I want you to hear something before anything else: this happens to good, responsible people all the time, and you have more options than you probably realize. A job loss, a medical crisis, a divorce, a death in the family — any one of these can … Continued
Older Oshkosh home with overgrown landscaping sold as-is to CB Home Solutions

Selling a Hoarder Home in Oshkosh: A Compassionate, Practical Guide

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If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re carrying something heavy — a home, yours or a loved one’s, that’s filled past the point of knowing where to start. Maybe it’s a parent’s house you now have to deal with. Maybe it’s your own, and the idea of anyone seeing inside fills you with … Continued
Oshkosh kitchen shown dated and renovated — deciding whether to repair before selling

Should I Sell My Oshkosh House As-Is or Make Repairs First?

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It’s the question I get more than almost any other from Oshkosh homeowners: “Should I fix the place up before I sell, or just sell it the way it is?” There’s no single right answer — but there is a right way to think about it. Too many people either pour money into repairs that … Continued
Classic Milwaukee side-by-side duplex being sold to CB Home Solutions

How to Sell a Duplex or Triplex in Milwaukee (Investor vs. MLS)

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Here’s a fact most Milwaukee homeowners know instinctively but few realize is actually record-setting: Milwaukee has more duplexes, per capita, than any other city in the United States. Roughly 22% of the city’s housing stock is duplexes — more than double Minneapolis and about six times Atlanta. If you own a two- or three-family building … Continued
Older Milwaukee home interior being weighed for repairs before an FHA sale

Should I Sell My Milwaukee House As-Is or Fix It for an FHA Buyer?

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Most sellers think the “fix it or sell it as-is” question is about money and effort — how much will repairs cost, and do I have the energy? In much of Milwaukee, there’s a bigger factor most people don’t see coming: your buyer probably needs an FHA loan, and FHA has rules about what condition … Continued
Cracked stone basement wall in an older Oshkosh home with foundation problems

Selling a House With Foundation Problems in Oshkosh, WI

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If you own an older home in Oshkosh and you’ve noticed a crack creeping up the basement wall, a door that won’t latch like it used to, or a floor that slopes just enough to roll a marble — you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. Foundation movement is one of the most common … Continued
Peeling paint on an older Milwaukee home window trim — lead paint disclosure

Selling a House With Lead Paint in Milwaukee: What Sellers Must Know

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Here’s a number that surprises most Milwaukee homeowners: the overwhelming majority of houses in this city were built before 1978. On the north side, the south side, the older inner-ring suburbs — most of the housing stock predates the year lead paint was banned for residential use. That single fact shapes more home sales in … Continued
Oshkosh rental property purchased with tenants by CB Home Solutions

Selling a Rental Property in Oshkosh, WI With Tenants in Place

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She called me about a house on the north side of Oshkosh she’d been renting out for eleven years. The tenants had been there almost as long. Good people, she said — paid most months, took reasonable care of the place. But the house itself was aging out from under everyone. The furnace was original. … Continued
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