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Dear Heather, We put in an offer for a property recently, and it turned out there were multiple offers on the property and it sold for more than the asking price. Are sellers able to do this? When we make an offer on another property how can we make ...

Dear Heather, I am going to put my house on the market but there’s one thing holding me back. It’s such a mess! Over the years I seem to have collected all sorts of “stuff’’. I would be happy to declutter but I just don’t know where to start. Dear ...

Dear Heather, My husband and I recently bought a property. There was a six-foot-by-three-foot rose garden in the back yard. When we did our final home inspection, the roses were there. But when we showed up the following day with our moving truck, we...

Dear Heather, It’s so hot this summer, I don’t feel I can go without air conditioning, but it’s so expensive to run! Have you got any ideas on keeping my electricity bill low? Feeling Hot! Dear Feeling Hot, Electricity is a utility that we take for ...

Dear Heather, We are just about to move. It’s stressing me out! Do you have any advice? Stressed Dear Stressed, Three things are certain in life: death, taxes — and undue stress caused by moving. Hopefully you are using the services of a realtor to ...

Dear Heather, We are due to close on the house we want to buy next week, however, the seller has run into problems finding rental accommodation as something they were going after fell through. Now what do we do? Buyer Dear Buyer, The buyer possessio...

Dear Heather, We are going on vacation for three weeks. Since you show vacant homes all the time in real estate we thought you might have some tips. There was a break-in in our area recently. What can we do to secure our home while we are away? Going...

Dear Heather, I have a property that has always fallen into the “non-Bermudian” category. However, I read last week that the Bermuda Government has proposed reducing the annual rental value threshold at which non-Bermudians can buy. Does this mean t...

Dear Heather,I have a large house and property that I have owned for 30 years. However, my children are grown and married and my husband passed away three years ago. The house is getting to the point where it needs some work and with the expense of u...

Dear Heather, My boyfriend and I are both Bermudian and getting married in July, but we would like to buy a home before our wedding. Are we crazy to buy a home before marriage? Friends say it’s too much stress, but I think it makes sense to have our ...