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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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FAQs About Housing Discrimination

Posted on April 13, 2016

The Fair Housing Act, or FHA, is designed to prevent discrimination against people from various backgrounds. As a landlord, it is your responsibility to follow the law. Here is what you need to know to avoid violating housing discrimination laws.  Who Is Protected? The FHA is designed to protect tenants from discrimination based on their race, color, sex, disability, national origin, or religion. You also cannot discriminate against anyone based on his or her familial status. [Read More]

3 Tips For Investing In Property For The First Time

Posted on April 11, 2016

Buying a property in which you plan to live is complicated enough, and investing in a property that you plan to rent out can seem even more challenging. That said, it's far from impossible, and it can provide lucrative returns in both the short and long term. If you've never invested in property before, you probably have a lot of questions about what to look for, so start by reading the three tips below on what you need to keep in mind before putting down money. [Read More]

Own Rental Property? 4 Reasons You Should Let A Property Management Company Handle The Details

Posted on April 7, 2016

If this is your first rental property, you might not realize the work that goes into managing the details. There's more to it than just finding tenants and collecting the rent check. Property management is time-consuming, to say the least. Before you decide to handle the management by yourself, you should consider getting professional help. Here are four reasons why a property management company may be your best option. They'll Set the Rent Rates for You [Read More]

Top Things To Do Before Shopping For A New Home

Posted on April 4, 2016

If you want a new home, you will want to make sure that you are fully prepared for the process of obtaining a new property. To help you with that, you will want to take a few moments of your time to review the following points. Double Check Your Credit Reports Even if believe that you have good credit because you have been paying all of your bills on time, there could still be some problems on your credit reports that could prevent you from getting the home of your dreams. [Read More]