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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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Should You Buy A Cape Cod-Style Home?

Posted on June 29, 2019

If you're looking for a small, single-family home, many of the homes you come across on the market are going to be Cape Cod-style homes. This type of home is shaped like a slightly rectangular box. The second story is built into what would have been the attic space, so there is only a narrow and tiny crawlspace above the second floor, rather than a full attic. Cape Cod style homes are sometimes also called one-and-a-half story homes because of this layout. [Read More]

Welcome To The Future: Building An Eco-Friendly Business Park

Posted on June 8, 2019

Business parks are among some of the largest developments undertaken by municipalities and property development companies. Few business parks ever make it beyond the early planning stage without the consent and input of a huge number of stakeholders, often making these projects an amalgamation of ideas intended to fulfill a wide range of needs and requirements. This also means that the final design of the park must assuage various fears about the impact that it will have on the local community. [Read More]

Questions To Ask To Determine If You Need A Property Manager For Your Rentals

Posted on May 29, 2019

If you own rental properties and are experiencing some problems managing them, you could always hire a company to manage them for you. If you are not sure if you have reached the point where you need to hire this out, here are some questions to ask yourself that will help you decide if you should continue managing them yourself or if you should hire a company for help. Are you able to keep up with the maintenance and repairs on your properties? [Read More]

Buying The Perfect Home Takes The Perfect Real Estate Agent

Posted on May 19, 2019

The day you buy your first house is a memory you will love to carry with you for the rest of your life. But before you can pop the champagne and unwind in your new house, you must go through the process of finding it and making the deal happen. When you use the tips below you can get the most out of your next real estate deal.  Research the ideal real estate agent for the type of home you want to land [Read More]