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Could you remember all your belongings if there was a hurricane or other disaster? An up-to-date home inventory can: Help your insurance claim get settled faster Verify any losses for your income tax return Help you buy the right amount of insurance This is how you can make one. Start Your home Inventory Now Creating […]

One of the largest investments you’ll make in your lifetime is buying a home. It’s always best, for this reason, to be well-equipped when navigating homeowners insurance companies. Here are ten tips you might find helpful when you are getting started. 1. Shop Around for Homeowners Insurance Coverage You will be required to get homeowners […]

License: Creative Commons 3 – CC BY-SA 3.0; Attribution: Alpha Stock Images – http://alphastockimages.com/; Original Author: Nick Youngson – link to – http://www.nyphotographic.com/; Original Image: http://www.picserver.org/highway-signs2/m/mortgage-insurance.html; changed size of graphic Do you have a mortgage on your home? Chances are that you’ve had plenty of mortgage protection insurance offers if you do. It can be difficult to know what to take seriously and […]

A Home Warranty is a contract for your home that takes care of: Electrical repairs Plumbing repairs Appliance repairs An annual premium must be paid in advance for the more important appliances in your home to be repaired or serviced. The question is, do I need one, and if so, how do I pick the […]

Having an appraisal performed is one of the most critical aspects of getting a mortgage. It professionally estimates the value of the property that you’re hoping to purchase.  By doing this it confirms the sales price for the lender. Here are a few things you should know about the appraisal process. Why Lenders Insist on […]

You have found a house that you love. Now you need to make an offer. This is where the process really begins. It is time to get serious and start the paperwork. Buying a home isn’t a handshake deal. Verbal agreements just don’t count. That’s why everything important. Any details that are part of the […]

Credit to my blog “https://electrosawhq.com/” ; License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode There are a number of very important factors to consider once you reach the point of making an offer on the home. This includes considering making the offer contingent on one or more conditions. Contingency clauses are, in fact, very common when making an offer on a home. […]

Once you become interested in a home, it is difficult to make an informed decision because emotions get in the way. Using an evaluation list will let you push the emotions to one side. What you find due to the evaluation list can affect how you phrase your offer and what requests you might make […]

Buying a home takes up a lot of time and effort. There are ways, however, to make the home buying process manageable and help you make the best decisions possible. These 10 steps are just that. 1. Start Your Research Early As soon as you can, start reading real estate listings in: Web sites Newspapers […]

Preparation and presentation are the keys to selling faster and for a better price when you’re putting your house on the market. Home staging, however, doesn’t have to be a costly or time-consuming process. This is especially true if your house is already in good shape. Here are some expert home staging tips you can […]