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 for success, …

We all hear this term thrown around when people are talking about buying or selling a house. It’s used as if it’s common knowledge, and if you’re like me, the first few times you heard someone talk about it, it felt like something you should already know and felt silly asking what it meant. Well, now …

Ask anyone about what is a homeowner association, and you will get a mixed bag of looks. Some will love them. Others will think they are the worse thing imaginable. The truth is they serve a particular need to an area, but like all organizations, there are good ones and bad ones. It’s just a …

The average bathroom renovation costs just over $11,000 according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association. I don’t know about you, but that’s a huge amount of money to save! Don’t worry, though. There is a way to still update your bathroom and give it a fresh new look all for under $100. This is …

When you are buying your first home (and any home after that), you need a few good people in your corner. The first is finding a good realtor (real estate agent), the next is finding a lawyer specializing in real estate. This article will help you find a real estate lawyer for buying your first …

We say it all the time to prospective home buyers. Owning a home is not the same as renting. On the surface, most of us get that. But it’s not until you buy your first home that you truly understand all the costs of being a homeowner. As you’ll see, there are over 20 costs …

Not everyone can have the eye of a home builder when it comes to house shopping, and buying your first home can make this a very scary outing. Because of this, many people are nervous and think they might miss something important that could cause a lot of problems and cost a lot of money …

Feature walls are a great way to alter the style and add value to your home. A feature wall can be done in various ways, but really we’re just trying to create something that gets a lot of attention when people walk into the room. It should act as the centerpiece. Feature walls can be …

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 the differences are very important. Mortgage Pre-qualified What does it mean? …

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 you can comfortably …