"Ardeevin, County Clare, Ireland. 1980. When her oldest brother Dan announces he will enter the priesthood, young Hanna watches her mother howl in agony and retreat to her room. In the years that follow, the Madigan children leave one by one: Dan for the frenzy of New York under the shadow of AIDS; Constance for a hospital in Limerick, where petty antics follow simple tragedy; Emmet for the backlands of Mali, where he learns the fragility of love...

Practical, ingenious, and inexpensive, these tips can save your time and help you get the price you deserve for your home.
 
Your house will sell more quickly if a buyer responds to it emotionally. A colorful bed of flowers in the yard or a rocking chair near a pretty window evokes wonderful feelings of home that can make a prospective buyer fall in love with a house. This unique book will show you how to highlight the assets and...

A married couple's attempts at selling their New York apartment don't quite go as planned over the course of one crazy weekend.

"Everyone's welcome. But not everyone leaves... Nick and Amber Miller are splitting up and selling their Devon family home. But despite the desirable location, the house isn't moving. Not a single viewing so far. When their estate agent suggests an open house event, Amber agrees, even as she worries about their gossiping neighbours attending and snooping around their home. But Amber has more to worry about than nosy neighbours. Because thirteen people...

"A warm, heartfelt memoir of family, loss, and a house jam-packed with decades of goods and memories. After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents--first for their senile father, and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year old mother--author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers have finally fallen to their middle-aged knees with conflicted feelings of grief and relief. Now they must empty and sell the beloved family home, twenty-three...

Drawing on input from experts and written with the current market and economy in mind, covers every aspect of selling property, including such topics as local markets, setting the right price, curb appeal, and closing the sale.

Most of what you think you know about selling homes is nonsense. Real estate industry professionals have worked hard to convince you that selling homes is difficult, and that you can't do it without paying enormous fees. It's easy to sell a home. You can find a buyer and negotiate the terms in five days. You can put money in your pocket in eight days. Legalizing and recording the sale is simple. This book explains how to sell your home in...

"Your home is the single most valuable thing you can own, yet making it pay can intimidate and confuse even the savviest investor. Now, in an indispensable new book, finance expert Gerri Willis leads you step-by-step through the entire experience of buying, maintaining, and selling a home, and shows you how to come out ahead?maybe even way ahead. Americans used to raise their families in one place, knowing that their homes would someday make them...