Article Archive
A library of past guides and articles from Craig Lerch, kept here so every piece of real estate advice remains available.
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The Platinum Plan: A Better Way to Transition Into Your Next Chapter
Our signature end-to-end transition strategy designed to simplify large lifestyle moves, downsizing, and estate management with complete support.
How to Sell Your Home for the Highest Possible Price
Avoid key pricing mistakes and leverage targeted pre-listing updates to maximize your Pennsylvania property value and protect your equity.
What Every Downsizing Homeowner Should Know Before Making a Move
Practical guides and smart, positive steps to help baby boomers and empty nesters transition to simple, high-freedom living without the stress.
How to Handle an Inherited Property: A Guide for Pennsylvania Executors
Navigate county Register of Wills requirements, PA inheritance tax rates, and property maintenance steps with clarity and professional dignity.
Real Estate Negotiation Strategies: Protecting Your Financial Interests
In-depth negotiation tactics developed over 4,000 transactions to secure high-value outcomes through inspection and financing hurdles.
Home Inspection Preparation: What Every PA Seller Should Know
Step-by-step guide to preparing your home for inspection day. Understand the process, avoid repair surprises, and protect your equity through closing.
The Biggest Mistakes Home Sellers Make Before Listing
Avoid the most common and costly errors sellers make before listing — from overpricing to skipping preparation — and protect your equity from day one.
How to Buy and Sell a House at the Same Time
Coordinate both transactions with confidence using proven strategies for timing, bridge financing, contingencies, and the Platinum Plan approach.
Should You Renovate Before Selling Your Home?
Which home improvements actually increase your sale price — and which to skip. A practical, data-backed guide from 4,000+ transactions.
The True Cost of Waiting to Buy a Home
Understand the real financial impact of delaying your home purchase — rising rents, appreciation, interest rates, and the wealth gap between owners and renters.