The topic of what to avoid when buying a new home can open the door to a different set of considerations. Buying a house will have you thinking about the type of home, style, and likely your mortgage options. But, there are a number of other areas to think about outside of these more-obvious points if you want to make sure to avoid making...
Buying a house is a big and expensive decision, and considering a home with discretion is important. Depending on the person, red flags may differ somewhat, but it is essential to be honest about what qualifies as a deal breaker when buying a house. Let's take a deep dive into red flag when buying a house. What is a Red Flag When Buying a House?...
Building a new home is an exciting process! It can also be stressful. As you move forward with all the decisions required of a new construction home, smart planning and wise choices can prevent new construction home buying mistakes. Tips to Prevent New Construction Home Buying Mistakes Not Taking Good Notes There's so much to learn about building...
Buying land to build on is a dream come true for some folks. You can get just the right location for your family and build your dream house just the way you like. It’s an exciting time, but there's also a unique set of challenges to buying land to build on instead of an existing home. To best get you prepared, we're answering the question: what...
Buying land to build your dream home on is really exciting, isn’t it?! There are fantastic benefits to buying an open piece of land with which to start from scratch. You will get to start fresh and create exactly what you and your family want. However, the process for purchasing your land is somewhat different than the process to buy an...
First-time home buyers might make some mistakes when shopping for, financing, and buying their first new home. Without personal experience or proper guidance, first-time home buyers can misunderstand the home buying process and how to approach making the best choices for them. To help these future homeowners, I've identified 4 mistakes first-time...
Shopping for your new home - while exciting - should also involve some planning and strategy worked into your house-hunting mission. You certainly want to focus on the fun of touring many great homes, but you want to also take into account the important steps of your home purchase like deciding to write an offer. On that note, how many times...
Buying a new home is an exciting, busy time! For a lot of new homeowners, move-in day can’t come soon enough! Depending on the options available for you as the home buyer, you could move into your new home after you finish signing your closing papers, or it could be contingent on the seller's timeline and when they will be moving out. So, how...
You might think buying a home without the help and expertise of an experienced real estate agent sounds like a great idea. You figure that you can search online and make appointments yourself to schedule showings. While that is true, I’d like you to reconsider because there are risks to buying a house without a Realtor®. Time It will take a...
Have you been on the fence about buying your first home because you don’t know what to expect about the home buying process? I think it could be the perfect time for you to buy your first home, so I want to talk about information specifically for first-time homebuyers. Hopefully, it will give you the confidence to move forward with your decision....
Buying land to build a new home is a really exciting idea. You might be looking at a property in the country with plenty of land to have horses. Or maybe you are looking closer to town, but somewhere you can build your dream home. Whatever the case may be, let’s talk about how to find land for sale to build on. There will be a number of things to...
When you buy a new home, you move in trusting that it is all yours. The home, the yard, all of it. Then one day you get a notice stating that someone has a lien on the property that either wasn’t disclosed in your home purchasing contract or the sellers didn’t know someone had a lien on the property. Maybe a second mortgage went unpaid, or the...