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How To Choose Between A Starter And Forever Home

How To Choose Between A Starter And Forever Home When it’s time to buy your first house, you have two real options: find a “starter” home or pick something larger that you can grow into. Each has pros and cons, and there are a lot of things to factor in before you make a decision. […]
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Debt Management Guidance for People Looking to Buy a Home

Debt Management Guidance for People Looking to Buy a Home Recent data shows that rental rates are at an all-time high, making homeownership a more attractive option. Whether looking for your first or your next home, these suggestions will put you on track if you’re set on purchasing a property within the next year but […]
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How to Avoid Homebuyer’s Remorse in a Hot Market

How to Avoid Homebuyer’s Remorse in a Hot MarketBuying a home is almost always a great investment, and of course it’s exciting to find and close on a home that you will get to call your own. That feeling of joy and confidence can fade quickly though if certain things are overlooked during the process. […]
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How Does Inflation Affect Home Prices?

How Does Inflation Affect Home Prices?If you’ve followed the news lately, you’ve probably seen quite a bit about inflation. The consumer price index jumped 0.8% in February, bringing the total increase over the last 12 months to 7.9% – this is the largest annual jump in the last 40 years. So, how does all of […]

Buying How To Choose Between A Starter And Forever Home How To Choose Between A Starter And Forever Home When it’s time to buy your first house, you have two real options: find a “starter” home or pick something larger that you can grow into. Each has pros and cons, and there are a lot of things to factor in before you make a decision. […]

Buying Debt Management Guidance for People Looking to Buy a Home Debt Management Guidance for People Looking to Buy a Home Recent data shows that rental rates are at an all-time high, making homeownership a more attractive option. Whether looking for your first or your next home, these suggestions will put you on track if you’re set on purchasing a property within the next year but […]

Buying How to Avoid Homebuyer’s Remorse in a Hot Market How to Avoid Homebuyer’s Remorse in a Hot MarketBuying a home is almost always a great investment, and of course it’s exciting to find and close on a home that you will get to call your own. That feeling of joy and confidence can fade quickly though if certain things are overlooked during the process. […]

Buying How Does Inflation Affect Home Prices? How Does Inflation Affect Home Prices?If you’ve followed the news lately, you’ve probably seen quite a bit about inflation. The consumer price index jumped 0.8% in February, bringing the total increase over the last 12 months to 7.9% – this is the largest annual jump in the last 40 years. So, how does all of […]

Buying What’s Going On With Mortgage Rates? What’s Going On With Mortgage Rates? 2020 seems to be the year for mortgage rates! As of December 17, 2020, current mortgage rates have hit another record low for the 15th time this year. One could say that mortgages and mortgage refinances have been the one silver lining of the ambiguous political and economic climate […]

Buying Homes In A Post-pandemic World What Will Homes Look Like In A Post-pandemic World? A lot has changed in just a few months, and for many that includes the idea of what a ‘dream home’ looks like. Not long ago, buyers were showing preference toward smaller homes and open concept spaces conducive to gathering. After a few months cooped up […]

Buying Buying a Home, From Home Buying a Home, From Home You can take advantage of all-time low interest rates and do much of the home buying process from the comfort of your home. As our nation deals with the threat of COVID-19, I’m offering the following services to maintain your health, safety, and peace of mind. Virtual ToursI’m happy to […]

Buying Thinking of Buying an Older Home? Thinking of Buying an Older Home? Here Are Some Things to Keep in Mind When searching for the next house to call home, there’s a lot to consider. Opening your home search to older constructions can increase your options, however older homes may be harboring issues beneath the surface. Here are some things to consider […]

Buying How to Handle the Home Inspection How to handle the home inspection One of the biggest hurdles in the sales process these days seems to be navigating through the due diligence period and the home inspection. When you receive an offer on your home, or present an offer to a seller, there will be an included due diligence period. This period […]

Buying Open House Shopping So it’s Sunday, you’ve hit the road, you want to pop into a few open houses, and you pull up in front of the first house with an open house sign in front, now what? Open houses will be hosted by an agent, either the listing agent, or someone from their office, or an assistant. […]

Buying Down Payment Dilemma Down Payment Dilemma: How Do You Know How Much to Put Down On A Home? For many prospective home buyers, the down payment is the most daunting hurdle in the race to buy a home. Even for people with decent credit and a healthy paycheck, the down payment can be the great homeownership killer. The […]

Buying New or Previously Owned? New or Previously Owned? What kind of home are you looking to buy? New construction or previously owned? There are advantages to each approach. Previously owned pros You may not have the option to purchase or build a new construction home in your desired neighborhood. If location is a top priority, buying a resale home […]

Buying Top 4 Deal Killers for Homebuyers Falling in love is exhilarating. It can also be a bit scary, especially when a home has captured your heart. What if something goes wrong and you end up not spending the rest of your life with this stack of brick and mortar you’re lusting after? No matter how careful you are, some deal killers […]