It can be difficult to find the right loan program. Between rates, private mortgage insurance, and shopping for a home, there is a lot that goes into finding the perfect…
Your Offer to Purchase a Home Was Denied: Here’s What To Do Next
When submitting an offer to purchase a home, the seller will respond in one of three ways: they can accept, come back with a counteroffer, or reject your offer completely….
Pros And Cons: Buying and Selling a Home Concurrently
As a homeowner, if you’re moving, you might be trying to sell your current home and buy a new one at the same time. Balancing these two tasks can seem…
Down Payment: How Much Cash Do I Need Exactly?
When determining how much to save for a down payment, setting aside as close to 20% of the home’s purchase price as possible is ideal. This allows for less interest…
VA Mortgage Loans: How a Military Veteran Can Transfer a Mortgage to Another Veteran
When a military veteran is selling a house, sometimes it makes sense to transfer the current mortgage and payments to the new owner rather than applying for a new loan…
Q2 2021 Soaring Housing Market Prices Update
The housing market’s new norm is tainted with soaring prices, bidding wars, and shortages of just about everything. A collision of pandemic-related problems is holding back new inventory just when…
Supply Chains, Inflation, and the Housing Market
It’s no secret that prices of goods and raw materials are surging right now. Goods such as gas, steel, metals, lumber, ketchup, chlorine, and even workers have been some of…
Tips On Renting Out Your First Home And Buying A Second
Graduating from a home is inevitable, and when it comes to wealth building, it’s hard to beat owning real estate. That’s why one smart strategy to building a real estate portfolio…
Alternative Energy vs. Electricity: Residential Options
The U.S. currently functions off of an electric power grid. Centralized power plants, where most Americans receive their electricity from, use a variety of natural resources to operate. These range…
Homeowner Associations: The Pros and Cons of Purchasing a Property in a Community with an HOA
A Homeowners’ Association (HOA) is an organization that oversees a group of homes by setting and enforcing rules, resticitions and caveats as well as maintaining the community. HOAs are most…