Moving into a new house comes with a lot of things to think about. The biggest part is making sure you have every one of the house hold items that you need (aka: household essentials). This new house checklist covers everything. From the home essentials, to a list of...
Mortgage terms are confusing. Also make sure you catch up on all the mortgage basics and once you understand all of that (I’ll wait here while you go, all good?) we can jump into Mortgage Pre-qualification vs. Pre-approval. It may not like seem very big, but...
Buying your first home is a big step! But it’s not just the last step there are several steps you need to take before taking the final step of buying a house. What are the steps to buying your first house? Here they are laid out in an easy to use order so that...
There’s nothing worse than the idea of settling into the home you’ve just purchased after dreaming about it for years, only to find out there’s mice! I hate mice! I think they’re sent from the devil to destroy our stuff. All they do 24 hours a day is try to get into...
When it comes to looking at a home for the first time there are a lot of things to consider. Sometimes we need to think about what is missing as much as what is there. This is not the same as the things you should look for when you are buying a house, these things to...
Looking for a home can be really fun when you know the things to look for when buying a house, but if you don’t know it can be completely overwhelming. When you factor in that a good realtor will use staging tricks, it can feel like you aren’t getting a...
Getting a mortgage for the first time might seem like an overwhelming process. I know because I’ve been through it myself. But, once you know the mortgage basics, you’ll start to see that getting your first mortgage is more straightforward than you think....
When you finally decide that you want a place of your own there is one big savings goal you need to have achieved – the down payment for your first home. This means that you have to start saving money before you can get a place of your own. To make sure you’re set up...
Many people have a sense of security from dealing with a bank that makes them question using a mortgage broker. Many people tell me they want to use the bank they’ve been using since they were a kid. I get it. Somehow people believe that being a long-time customer is...
Of all the things you can do to help get yourself into the best home for you at the best price, shopping for homes with the mindset of an investor is at the top of my list. Because I believe so strongly in this, I want to share the top six tricks that real estate...
Here’s the thing, right now you might be thinking, “Do I really need the best plunger for a toilet?” and the answer is yes. Because there is nothing worse than having a sub-par toilet plunger when it comes to unclogging a toilet. Sure you could go...
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