How and Why You Want to Improve Your Credit Score

Let’s begin by looking at how different credit scores affect your interest rate and what it means to your monthly mortgage payment. Your credit score certainly isn’t the only thing that goes into how lenders determine the interest ...

Budget Tips When Saving a Down Payment

Are you one of the many people who are tired of renting? A lot of people want to make the move from renting to owning because rents show no indication that the relentless increases will end soon. Rising rents will not make it ...

Moving? 10 Things To Do Before You Pack

I doubt anyone really enjoys moving except for the thrill of living in a new home. You amp up that “newly moved-in” feeling by working through a checklist that makes sure everything gets done in a timely manner. Getting started ...

5 Mistakes First Time Buyers Can Avoid

Buying your first home should be exciting but not overwhelming. Buying a first home is a big financial responsibility that you want to accomplish in a way that you fall in love with your new home and remain within your financial ...

Things No One Ever Told You About Shopping for a Home

There are basics that homebuyers hear about all of the time before shopping for a home, like knowing what is going on with your credit score and being pre-approved for a loan. And those are valid early steps in ...

Major Parts of the Purchase Contract 

(What you can expect in the legal paperwork)

A real estate purchase agreement is also known as a real estate contract. It’s a legally binding document between a buyer and seller explaining the details of the land or property purchase.

Most residential ...

Qualifying a Buyer’s Agent

(Finding Your Dream Home)

Buying a home is an emotionally challenging life-event for most people. It doesn't matter if it's your first home or your seventh, buying a home is a major undertaking. First time buyers always make up a significant portion of the ...

What is the Difference Between a Buyer’s Market and a Seller’s Market?

(Real Estate Has Cycles)

A Bankrate survey shows that many Americans (especially millennials) are developing a “skittishness” when it comes to real estate investing. We know the real estate market goes through cycles that eventually include a ...