If you’ve never visited the Investopedia website, it’s worth checking out. Today I found this great article. Enjoy!   Selling your home – especially if you’ve never done it before – can be surprisingly time-consuming and emotionally challenging. Strangers will come into your home and poke around in your closets and cabinets. They will criticize … More Selling a house? Avoid these mistakes.

I read this great article today on the Life Hacker.com website and if you’re considering buying a house that is a fixer upper, you will want to read this. Buying a new home is one of the most rewarding things you can do. And then comes the work — more than you think if you’ve … More What to Look For When Buying a Fixer-Upper House?

It’s summer and it’s hot outside! Ever think of adding a pool to your back yard? Ever wonder if the value of your home will actually go up if you do? This is a great article from Dave Ramsey that explores those questions! It’s a good and informational read! If you’re over the age of … More How to Tell If Your Swimming Pool Is a Money Pit

I found this great article on Realtor.com. It was so informational, I just had to share! Enjoy!   Ah, to be a first-time home buyer again: How easy it was to buy a home when you weren’t carrying another mortgage on your back! If you’re looking to graduate from first-timer to repeat buyer, you know things are … More How to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time—Without Losing Your Mind

This is a very informative article from USA Today! Enjoy! Buying or selling a house is not something most of us do every day. You may do it once a decade, or even once in a lifetime. Despite the fact that most of us enter the world of real estate only rarely, we all think … More 9 Common Real Estate Myths That Plague Buyers and Sellers

This is a great read that I found on the HGTV website! Enjoy! Selling Secret #10: Pricing it right Find out what your home is worth, then shave 15 to 20 percent off the price. You’ll be stampeded by buyers with multiple bids — even in the worst markets — and they’ll bid up the … More 10 Best-Kept Secrets for Selling Your Home

This article is a great read if you’ve been trying to decide between renting or buying! If you’ve been on the fence about buying a home, 2016 is the year to take the plunge. Mortgage rates have been bouncing around record lows for a while now. But even though they’re likely to start going up, … More 4 reasons 2016 is the year to buy a home

The challenge of buying a home for the first time can seem so daunting that it’s tempting to either just go with the first house that falls in your price range or continue to rent. To help you demystify the process and get the most out of the purchase, we’ll examine what you’ll need to … More Top Tips For First-Time Home Buyers