Love Selling Your Home – Week 9 This is the ninth article in the series called, Love Selling Your Home: Minimize Your Stress, Maximize Your Profit, a step-by-step guide to selling your home. This series takes you through the entire home-selling process — from finding a real estate agent to settlement day.  You’re now one […]

Whether you’re a longtime homeowner or a newbie, don’t forget to monitor your escrow account if your lender required one when you took out your mortgage. You want to avoid any pitfalls since it’s still your money (and your home!). Here’s a rundown of why you should always stay on top of things when it […]

VA loans are a great loan option for those who have served our country. These loans backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, provide an affordable way for many military families to own their own home – and a way to say thank you for your service! Active-duty service members, veterans and surviving spouses […]

This is the eighth article in the series called, Love Selling Your Home: Minimize Your Stress, Maximize Your Profit, a step-by-step guide to selling your home. This series takes you through the entire home-selling process — from finding a real estate agent to settlement day.  Just because your home is under contract doesn’t mean it’s […]

How to Get the Best Mortgage Series – Week 2  Follow this series to learn how to get the right mortgage for your specific financial situation and goals. You’ll see what steps you need to take throughout this process to make it productive and successful!  It’s all about what you can afford each month before […]

Everybody lives busy lives and making time for home tasks can be hard.  Spending an afternoon watching college football or going apple picking is a lot more fun than doing maintenance.  But, as a homeowner, the consistent upkeep of your home helps to preserve your home’s value and prevent some avoidable and costly damage.  Which […]

Did you know that you can borrow money to buy a home from yourself if you have a 401k plan? Getting a 401k loan is one way to get additional money toward a down payment. It’s a lump sum of money that is already yours — not the bank’s, not mom and dad’s, and not […]

Love Selling Your Home – Week 7  This is the seventh article in the series called, Love Selling Your Home: Minimize Your Stress, Maximize Your Profit, a step-by-step guide to selling your home. This series takes you through the entire home-selling process — from finding a real estate agent to settlement day.   Selling a home […]

When it comes to getting a mortgage, it’s easy to focus on the interest rate. However, if you focus only on the interest rate, you may miss some “hidden” fees that make getting that rate more expensive.  That sounds counterproductive but it isn’t. Several factors will help create the most favorable mortgage and interest rate […]

Love Selling Your Home – Week 6 This is the sixth article in the series called, Love Selling Your Home: Minimize Your Stress, Maximize Your Profit, a step-by-step guide to selling your home. This series takes you through the entire home-selling process — from finding a real estate agent to settlement day.  How do you […]