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First Home Facts

If you’re in the process of shopping for your first home, you’re probably feeling a bit overwhelmed. Don’t worry, that’s normal. Buying a new home is a big step, and it can be pretty complicated. Renting is simpler than home ownership, but home ownership gives you stability and equity. So, you need to get the information that will help make home shopping easier. A good real estate agent is a good place to start. I’ve been through the home buying and selling process a few times now, and I started this blog to share my information about how to find a home with the features you’re looking for, get the most for your money, and avoid getting stuck with a lemon. Check out the articles to learn how to make your first home buying experience great.

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5 Questions To Ask When Buying A Townhome
Buying a townhome is like buying a single-family house, yet it is somewhat different. A townhouse is a multi-family unit, whereas a single-family house is a structure with only one home. If you never owned or lived in a townhome, here are five vital questions to ask when buying one. 1. What Do The CC&Rs Say? One thing that you might not be familiar with is CC&Rs, which stands for covenants, conditions, and restrictions.

What to Look for in a Disabled Access Apartment
If you are helping someone to find a disabled access apartment, then you want to familiarize yourself with some of the different features that you are going to want to look for. Here are some of the features you want to look for in an apartment for someone who is disabled and therefore needs one with more handicap features:  1. The hallways and entrances must be wider Not everyone who is disabled will require wider hallways.

Can You Get A Mortgage With No Credit?
You make your monthly rent payments on time every month without an issue, you have a stable income, and you really believe you could handle a mortgage payment without any issues. However, you have no credit, and you know that finding a mortgage loan without a good credit score can be a hard thing to do. Even though getting a mortgage loan or no-credit financing to buy a home is harder to achieve, it does not mean that it is impossible.

Four Things To Do To Get Your Home Sold Fast
Putting your house on the market can be both a scary and exciting time. Being able to move to a new location may have you ready to do so. However, you'll need to sell your current property to make this happen. Being able to get your home sold sooner rather than later is ideal. Putting specific tips to work may be the key to getting the results you want. 1. Hire an agent

4 Benefits Of Renting To Traveling Nurses
If you have an apartment or apartments you are trying to rent out, you might want to look into listing your spaces on websites that have travel nurse housing listings. These websites will usually advertise for you — they are popular among nurses that move from town to town a lot and who need short-term accommodations. Why should you consider going this route as a landlord? Well, there are a few benefits of renting to traveling nurses.

Tips For Getting Through Your First Home Inspection
A home inspection can be nerve-wracking for both sellers and buyers, especially because both parties want the sale to be a success. The inspection provides value for both the buyer and seller, and it is much more than a luxury. In fact, it is a necessity for many people going through this transaction. These tips will help you through the ordeal that the inspection can feel like and help you move forward with your transaction and the journey toward homeownership.

Improvement Tips for Your Next Home Purchase
After you have purchased a home, the excitement of the process has ended and you are left with actually managing and paying for your home to keep it in good shape and its value in check. This can include making any needed repairs and updating areas around and inside your home. Here are some tips to help you budget and cover the costs of buying a new home and its many related decisions.

Great Tech Tools For Residential Property Management
Like many other industries, residential property management has been bolstered by some great tools in the past few years. New residential property management tools can make the process of property management faster, easier, and more affordable.  Online Help Desk Systems When a tenant has a refrigerator problem, what do they do? With an online help desk system, the tenant can put in a "trouble ticket" through the convenience of their computer or their mobile phone.

3 Reasons A Cash Offer Is Really Appealing When You Sell A Home
When you sell a home, potential homebuyers will typically make you an offer that involves a mortgage. But once in a while, a cash offer may come in. In other words, the buyer will offer to give you the entire cost of the home for sale in cash (or more accurately, a check or bank check) rather than in the form of a loan. At first, you may not think the fact that you have a cash offer really matters.

Buying A Single-Family Home With The Intent Of Dividing It
Townhomes are becoming very popular. If you're in an area where homes are very in demand, you might consider purchasing a single-family home and then dividing it. There are often more single-family homes for sale, and you can make more substantial rental profits. Here are some things to consider. Take a Look at the Interior If you're going to be creating multiple rentals in a single-family home, you need to have a realistic way to partition it out.