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...

Pricing Your Home to Sell Quickly But Fairly

A good real estate agent will know how to price your home correctly. If you’re selling your home yourself, you’ll have to understand how vital setting the right price is.Sometimes homeowners have the mindset that they’ll set the price of the home higher than what the...

Protecting Your Assets

When you have something valuable, you want to make sure that you keep it safe.  By investing in the right types of protection and insuring your real estate property and the things that you hold inside of it, you will have the ability to keep the things that are...

What Is Your Definition of Home Sweet Home?

Before making the decision to purchase a home you may be enamored with, be sure you know your definition of what “home sweet home” is. For some, it may be a sleek, modern vision with marble floors, electrical gadgets and minimalistic in décor. Others may have a vision...

Deciding on the Loan

It isn’t always easy to decide which type of loan will benefit you the most.  All of the possibilities that are opened to you are different and will provide you with various benefits.  Before jumping into a loan, you want to make sure that you have...

Why Buying a Foreclosed Home May Not Be a Good Idea

We’ve all heard tales of people buying foreclosed homes at bargain prices.  Websites and infomercials claim that you can find foreclosures for pennies on the dollar.  It sounds too good to be true and in most cases it is. While it is possible to find a...

Counting the Dollar

If you are deciding to move into a home, it is more than getting on the right grounds.  More important than any part of the real estate business are the investments and finances that are a part of the process.  If you are looking at any type of property, you...

This Is What Home Inspectors Look For In Your Home

Having a home inspection done before closing the deal on a new home is very important.  Even though you may not be required to do so, getting a thorough home inspection will alert you to any problem areas in the house and its systems.  Home inspectors are...

Get a House Inspection to Set Your Mind At Ease

The house you’ve chosen to buy may look exactly like the home you’ve always envisioned – great neighborhood, granite countertops, plenty of room to entertain. But, there may be some hidden sins that you’re not aware of. The few hundred dollars it will cost you to get...

Keep a Checklist During the Home-Buying Process

Buying a home is one of the largest investments you’ll ever make, so you need to get it right. One of the best ways to track your progress and be sure you stay on track is to keep a checklist of what you need to have to make it happen.   Of course you must know...

Building Into Home Equity Loans

The last thing that anyone wants after they have moved into a home is to find that everything needs to be prepared.  Whether you have just moved in or are in the process of remodeling, you will want to make sure that the home you have is comfortable.  If you want to...