Tag: Home Buying

Posted on 12/03/2024

Questions to Ask About a New Neighborhood

Buying the house itself is only part of home buying. When you buy a new home, you choose a brand new place to live. In some cases, that place might be unfamiliar or far away from where you lived before. So, it's important to keep the local area in mind during your search. But how can you determine...

Chooding A Neighborhood

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Posted on 08/20/2024

Buy a house with bad credit: Options to consider

While getting approved for a mortgage does require a good...

Bad Credit

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Posted on 02/14/2022

Starter Homes: What to Look For

If you’re looking for a starter home, you probably know some of your criteria already. A starter home is a more affordable and practical stepping stone to eventually owning a larger and more expensive forever home. Even with this concept in mind, it’s hard to know what to look for. Here we’ll go over the biggest things to...

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Posted on 09/06/2021

Understanding Real Estate Contingency Types

In a home sale, there are many types of contingencies that might appear in the purchase contract. These special clauses provide ways for the buyer to back out of the sale if various conditions aren’t met. All contingencies are there to protect the buyer rather than the seller, but are usually up for negotiation depending on contract terms....

Contingency

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Posted on 07/05/2021

House-Hunting for Extended-Family Households

Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Multi-generational homes have grown in popularity as the benefits of communal living become more recognized and celebrated. If you are searching for a home to share with both your children and parents, there are many options open to you. Single-family home with apartment: Some single-family homes have been built or renovated to include...

Communal Living

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Posted on 06/14/2020

How to Prepare for the Closing Process

Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay The last step of any home sale is the closing. This is the time when the buyer and seller sign all the documents surrounding the sale, including the documents for the buyer’s mortgage. This is when money changes hands and, in most cases, the buyer gets the keys to the home. If...

Closing On A Home

Buyer Tips

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