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buying your first home - what you should know

If you are considering buying your first home, there are a lot of things that you may have failed to consider. Having gone through the first time home buying process just a year ago, I have learned quite a bit about buying, maintaining and protecting my own home. On this blog, you will find tips for buying the home that you can afford, lists of things that you may not have accounted for in your budget and advice for protecting the big investment that you will spend the next several years paying for and living in. Hopefully what I have included will help you.

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What Is Title Insurance & Who Should Pay for It?
One of the costs associated with the purchase of a home is for buying title insurance. The cost of title insurance is among the many financial transactions accounted for on the date of closing. Home buyers may be able to reduce the cost of closing by negotiating which party is to pay the expense of title insurance. Title insurance is typically required when you obtain a new mortgage. Title insurance protects the lender and buyer in the event that a defect is later discovered in the property title.

Things To Do Before You Hire A Real Estate Agent
A real estate agent will want to start the process of advertising your home and showing it to potential buyers as soon as possible. While this is a good thing, you will want to make sure that you are ready for that. To ensure that your home is ready to officially go on the market, you will need to consider doing the following things: Remove the Clutter Whether this means that you need to rent a dumpster to clean out the garage, basement, and attic from the things you have been storing for years and that may not be any good anymore, or you start packing things up to take them to storage, you need to start removing the clutter as soon as possible.

Three Ways To Speed Up Your Home's Closing
If you are in the process of purchasing a new home from one of the many realtors around the country and you are trying to get your family moved in before school starts, you probably only have a few weeks. While that can be a very small window of time, if your lender is able to process your documents, it is still possible to get it done but it is going to take some work on your part, as well as on the part of the real estate agent.

Ways To Build A Community In Rental Properties As A Property Manager
As a property manager, you take on the task of making sure that a property owner's rental property runs smoothly and that rent payments are collected on time. Though this is the bare bones version of what you likely do in a day, it is the crux of the job. Part of making sure that things run smoothly is to build a community among the tenants. You may be wondering how you can do this.

Four Subtle Things to Look for When Viewing a House for Sale
When you visit a house for sale, there are so many things to take in all at once. You want to make note of the number of bedrooms, whether the basement is damp, and whether the windows and roof are in good shape. In the whirlwind of tasks and emotions, it's easy to overlook these less-obvious things you should be looking for when viewing a home. Which way does the home face?

Options For Selling A House When You Owe Too Much
If you own a house and owe close to what it is worth, you might be afraid that you will owe money on it when you sell it. This is very possible, if you cannot sell your house for a high enough amount, but maybe you could sell it for an amount that will cover what you owe. If not, you could always consider selling it with a short sale or letting the lender foreclose on it.

Buying A Home Lacking The Number Of Bedrooms You Wanted
If you are going to be looking to buy a home and you have found one you love, but it is shy one bedroom, then it may still work for you. You can read this article for information on the things you need to consider in order to decide whether or not the home may still work for you when it is lacking one of the bedrooms you were originally hoping for.

Finding A Great Real Estate Agent For Your First Home
Buying your first home is a huge step to take, but an exciting one for sure. If you are ready to purchase your first home, then it is important you have the right person aiding you on the legal and professional side of things. Having a good real estate agent can help take a lot of the stress and frustration out of the purchase process. This can make your first-time home buying experience exciting and positive.

3 Ways That A Real Estate Agent Can Help You When Purchasing A Home
When you decide that you would like to purchase a home, you are beginning what can sometimes be a long process. While going through this on your own is possible, it is often going to be much easier to hire a real estate agent. This article is going to discuss 3 ways that a real estate agent can help you when purchasing a home. See All Options  When you are looking at homes on your own, there is a good possibility that you are going to miss out on several of the homes that are for sale.

Let A Property Management Company Help You Save On Maintenance Costs
If you own a rental condo property, you know firsthand that maintenance costs can quickly get out of control. Whether it's a careless tenant or an unforeseen problem, you can spend a considerable amount of money repairing a problem. A property management firm can help. In addition to screening applicants and collecting payments, these professionals can also aid you with keeping your maintenance costs lower. Routine Inspections With professional and personal obligations, there is often little time left over for anything else, including inspecting your rental property.