Fair Offer NY Blogs

Is There a Bad Time of Year to Sell a House in Nassau County?

By Alan | October 26, 2026

Spring markets matter less in Nassau County than four tax penalty dates. How a downsizer should really pick a closing date.

Can You Sell an Inherited Manhattan Apartment for Cash, or Does the Co-op Board Decide?

By Alan | October 23, 2026

Inherited a Manhattan apartment? Whether the estate owns co-op shares, a condo or a brownstone decides how fast you can sell it for cash.

When You Sell to a Long Island Cash Buyer, Whose Name Goes on the Deed?

By Alan | October 21, 2026

Sold to a Long Island cash buyer? Four different things can happen to your contract before closing. Here is how to tell which one you signed.

After a House Fire in Mount Vernon, NY: Rebuild or Sell As-Is?

By Alan | October 19, 2026

After a fire in Mount Vernon, is it smarter to rebuild with the insurance money or sell as-is? The honest arithmetic, side by side.

Selling a Hoarder House in Yonkers: It’s Not the Clutter That Stops the Sale

By Alan | October 16, 2026

Clutter rarely stops a Yonkers house sale, blocked access does. What a cash buyer must reach, what the city checks, and what to leave in place.

Who Has to Agree Before You Can Sell the Long Island House You Grew Up In?

By Alan | October 14, 2026

Siblings, a parent still in the house, a name on an old deed: who legally has to agree before a long-held Long Island house can be sold.