The AMI Blog

Why Isn’t My House Selling? (14 Reasons & What to Do About Them)

Once you’ve made up your mind to move somewhere new, it’s hard to be patient while waiting for your current house to sell. It’s incredibly frustrating when your home takes…

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The 25 Best Blogs for Real Estate Investors

Whether you’re a beginner or novice property investor, there’s a lot to know about real estate and investing, and there are many blogs that serve as excellent resources. We’ve compiled…

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Have Lead Paint in Your House? Here’s What You Need to Know

Lead paint is a hidden danger that could be lingering in any home, especially older properties. Unfortunately, extended exposure to lead paint may cause brain damage and affect other vital…

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What Is Gentrification in Real Estate?

You may have heard the word ‘gentrification’ in both the media and casual conversation. While city residents and news reporters may complain that gentrification is a blight on urban communities,…

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Selling a House with a Reverse Mortgage

If you have an older family member who has recently passed, it is, no doubt, difficult emotionally. But on top of mourning, you may also have to handle and settle…

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What is the Average Time to Sell a House?

Now could be a great time to sell your home, but it’s difficult to predict how long it will take from when you list the property until it actually sells….

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Can You Sell a Home You Haven’t Paid Off?

If you have a mortgage, you can still sell your house. But how much money, if any, you make from the sale is dependent on various factors. The most crucial…

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Ways to Lower Your Monthly Mortgage Payment

For many Americans, their mortgage payment is their most significant expense each month. Often, people buy a home, and never think to negotiate the cost of their mortgage payments again….

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How to Sell a Hoarder House

Shortly after AMI was formed, we experienced our first, real Hoarder House in the flesh. The owner was incredibly nice and had realized things had gotten out of control. However,…

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Seller Case Study – Nomini Hall House

The home next door to these homeowners had caught fire early one April morning, and thanks to large shared trees and the direction of the wind, the fire spread to…

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Foreclosure & Government Guaranteed Loans – What You Need to Know

For those who have difficulty obtaining a traditional mortgage, there are various options available to help secure a loan. Generally, these options help those who are unable to make a…

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Seller Case Study – Medallion Pointe House

A few months after the flood, we were contacted on Facebook by someone my husband used to work with many years ago. His father’s long-time home in Cinco Ranch had…

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Seller Case Study – Pine Mountain House #2

As we were renovating the first flooded house we bought on Pine Mountain Drive in Bear Creek Village, we introduced ourselves to our new neighbor and went on to discuss…

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Seller Case Study – Pine Mountain House #1

We were contacted by a woman wanting to sell a flooded Houston home out in Bear Creek Village in late November 2017. The seller had lived in her home for…

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Selling Your Home – Agent vs. House Buyer

You’ve likely seen billboards, signs, or other advertisements from house buying companies touting lines like “We Buy Houses for Cash.” What does a House Buyer do? A House Buyer is…

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