How Your Needs and Desires Lead to “Home Sweet Home” Love Buying a Home – Week 3 My step-by-step series will take you through the entire home-buying process — from finding a buyer’s agent to settlement day, and even to maintaining your home after you’re all moved in. Every first-time buyer will find this information-packed […]

Choosing The Very Best Buyer’s Agent for YOUR Unique Home Search Love Buying a Home Series This step-by-step series will take you through the entire home-buying process — from finding a buyer’s agent to settlement day, and even to maintaining your home after you’re all moved in. Every first-time buyer will find this information-packed series […]

Love Buying a Home Series — A First-Timer’s Guide If you’ve been thinking about buying a home and are just not sure of the steps involved or even where to start, then this 14-part series is a MUST read for you. Each week, you’ll get great tips and easy-to-understand how to’s that will help you […]

3 Common Mistakes that Lower Credit Scores Whether you know it or not, there might be things you are doing that can effect your credit score for the worse.   Even if you aren’t buying a home anytime soon, you don’t want to be surprised by your credit score when you want to buy a car […]

Buying a Home with Others You love hanging out with certain friends or have the perfect roommate in your current rental.  You’ve got a great relationship with one of your siblings who lives nearby. You and your partner have been together for years and want something more permanent. Should you buy a home with them? […]

How An Appraisal Can Make or Break a Sale No home sale is every final until you get to settlement. That is a fact and explains why real estate signs say “Contract Pending” before being replaced with “Sold.” There’s a lot that goes on after a buyer’s offer is accepted by the seller. And a […]

How to Answer “What Neighborhood Should I Live In?” Where you live affects everything about your lifestyle. Every. Single. Day. Read the above statement again and let it sink in. Why? Because finding a location that matches your wants and needs is so critical to your happiness in your home and in your daily life. […]

Gift or Loan — How Family Money Can Help You Buy a Home If you’re a buyer on a tight budget, your family may be able or willing to help you with your downpayment. If that’s the case, lucky you!  I know financial support from family is not an option for every buyer and I […]

When SHOULD You Pay Down Your Mortgage? Last week we discussed why paying down your mortgage might not be the right choice for many homeowners since you could use any extra cash in higher return investments or maintain easier access to these funds than being tied up in your home. However, there are some situations […]

Before You Make Extra Mortgage Payments, Read This I’ve been having a lot of conversations about mortgages lately.  Conversations about refinancing, about loans that help my clients buy and sell at the same time, and conversations about whether it makes sense to pay off your mortgage early or even make extra payments if you have […]