Defining a Real Estate Team

Finding a place to call home is one of the ultimate goals of anyone who is using the term real estate.  However, actually moving into finding that home includes much more than packing boxes and moving in.  Not only will you have to find a home, but you will...

Why It’s Important To Allow Home Inspections When Selling Your Home

Most homebuyers elect to have a home inspection done before they close the deal on their new home.  Some mortgage companies even require that a home inspection be done before lending the money for the home’s purchase.  Did you know that it’s a good idea to...

Is It Necessary To Use a Real Estate Agent When Buying a Home?

Buying a home is a big event, especially if it is your first home.  There will probably be many things you don’t know, because you simply haven’t been through the home buying process before.  One of the most common questions of first-time...

Attend Open Houses to Get a Feel for What You Want – and Don’t Want

You’ve outgrown the house you’re in and find out you qualify for a mortgage that will let you upsize. Or, your kids have flown the nest and you’re ready to sell the family home and downsize – or, you may be a first-time home-buyer and need help deciding what you want....

Avoiding Extra High Financing Costs

Did you know that there are ways for you to pay less while you own more?  If you know exactly how to work with the real estate market, then you can also find ways to avoid extra financing costs.  By finding the right area to focus on for your investment, you...

Real Estate Bird Dogs

Investment is the number one word for real estate.  However, those who play a part in the investment will make a large difference in what is available to you.  Whether you are working towards finding real estate property for profit or for your first home, knowing...

How To Sell Your Home for More

A home is the single largest investment that most people make.  When you decide to sell your home, you will likely want to get the highest possible price for it.  Getting your house in the best possible shape before putting it on the market will increase...

Partnerships for Investment

If you are thinking about investing in real estate, you should know that you don’t have to do it alone.  There are several people that are thinking of the same thing as you, but don’t have the proper resources to begin the process.  Building...

Types of Real Estate Investments

The idea of real estate and property is much more than just finding a home.  There are categories of homes and business properties as well as divisions in the types of real estate that are available to others.  If you want to make a different type of...

Building Your Credibility

Whether you are just getting into a new home or are looking for a tenth investment, your credit score is important.  This plays a large part in helping you to qualify for the amount of money that you want and need.  By keeping up with your credit score, and...

Getting a Comparative Market Analysis to Price Your Home

If you have a real estate agent to sell your home, he’ll do a comparative market analysis for your home. While this might seem pretty involved and something that only agents can do, that’s not true. You can do an analysis yourself. A comparative market analysis is...

The Myth of “Love at First Sight” When Home Buying

“Love at First Sight” should be replaced in your mind with “look before you leap.” The myth of love at first sight when home buying has gotten many people in trouble financially and emotionally – and it could all be avoided by keeping some tips in mind before choosing...