About this episode

Clark Howard discusses home selling strategies and warns about the risks of paperless billing.

Today - For home sellers, making sure your house is ready and appealing to buyers can mean you have to have a tough skin, but it can pay off. If you want your home to stand out in today's market, you have to nail the first impression. Clark breaks down how to stop turning buyers off and start getting offers. Also, Clark shares a terrifying cautionary tale that will make you think twice about choosing "paperless" billing. A systems glitch at Fidelity completely wiped out a Colorado woman's life savings, leaving her account balance at zero with no electronic record that she ever even existed. It took months of stressful battles with a flippant customer service department to restore her decades of hard work. There are currently forces at work that could leave you entirely responsible for proving your own net worth. While Clark isn't telling you to stuff cash under your mattress, he is sounding an urgent warning. Plus, Lane (Clark’s wife!) shares your #AskClark questions and Clark gives his take. All this and more on the May 27, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Submit your questions: Ask Clark Word To Home Sellers: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Money Fails & Paper Trails…

People in this episode

Host: Clark Howard

Guest: Lane

Topics covered

• home selling
• account security
• paperless billing
• customer service
• financial evidence

Keywords

• home sellers
• first impression
• life savings
• systems glitch
• financial accounts
• customer service
• paperless billing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fidelity

Books & works: How To Buy a House in 9 Steps - Clark Howard, These Are the 2 Biggest Hidden Expenses When Selling a Home, NYTimes: Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch

Places: Colorado

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