25 August 2016
For all the year's that you have had your home, you may have planned to finish your basement. Alas, you never got past the wishing stage. Now that you are planning to sell your home, you have to face the fact that your basement is still a little sad looking. Before you put the house on the market, you should consider making over the basement. The Housing Market When it comes to this issue, experts frequently disagree on whether the basement helps sell the home.
2 August 2016
If you're in the market for your first home, you need to make sure you know where you stand financially. When it comes to purchasing a home, your income is only a small piece of the puzzle that lenders will put together to determine your eligibility. If you don't know how you stack up financially, you might be a financial risk and not even know it. Here are four scenarios that could make you a financial risk when it comes to finding a lender.
24 July 2016
Whenever you try something new, you are bound to make some mistakes, and real estate is no different. If you make a few real estate mistakes, the best thing to do is understand what you have done wrong and learn how to avoid making the same mistakes again. Not Having A Plan Some home buyers will try to use your resources, including your gas, expertise, time and money, to look at homes.
29 June 2016
Whether you are selling your starter home or this is just the latest of many homes you have bought and sold in your lifetime, you probably already know how important it is to work with an experienced real estate agent. However, choosing the right person is not always as easy as it seems. Fortunately, by asking the following three questions, you can be a little more sure that the real estate agent with whom you will soon be signing contracts will be the right person for the job.
27 May 2016
If you have ever found yourself struggling to sell your home, you know how effective a good realtor can be. Unfortunately, not all pairs of realtors and sellers work well together. It is often necessary to consider hiring a new realtor to handle your home. If you have been thinking about how to best handle your transaction, you might consider looking for a new realtor. These four signs will show you that perhaps it's time to take action and switch realtors.
3 May 2016
Investing in real estate has become popular again, and many Americans are acknowledging the benefits of investing in prime real estate. In fact, a recent study showed that 1 in 4 Americans think that real estate is the best investment vehicle at the moment for money that they would not need in the next decade. While real estate can be very profitable, finding the right property can be difficult at times with all of the competition that's out there.
13 April 2016
When a house has a major problem or defect of some kind, it can be tempting for the owner to want to conceal this issue. Homeowners are not legally allowed to do this though, and there are consequences of this action. If your home has a major problem, you might be afraid you will never find a buyer; however, you have a legal obligation to let people know of this problem.