It’s a wonderful feeling when you finally have the keys to your new home in your hands. You know the ink is dry on the contract, the weeks or even months of searching are over, and you can begin a…
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Four Week Countdown to Moving
Moving may feel like an enormous task, especially when you look around your home and realize how much you’ve packed into it over the years. The best way to approach projects of this scale is to break it down into…
Time to Upgrade? Make a Plan
Climbing the property ladder can build your wealth and simultaneously meet the needs of a changing lifestyle. Starting a family, growing your family, or just looking for a lifestyle improvement are all great reasons to upgrade. But a new property…
How to Find a Great Real Estate Agent
Choosing a real estate agent can be one of the most stressful parts of selling your home – your most valuable asset. Who should you use? Will they be trustworthy and reliable? How do you protect yourself from the unscrupulous?…
Five Point Guide on Pest Control
One of the necessary evils of owning a home is regular pest inspections and pest control. When you’re buying a resale house, it is essential to use an expert pest company to ensure no termites or other infestations are present…
Understanding Real Estate Terms When Buying
Finding the perfect home is no small challenge for buyers. But it’s common to be left scratching their heads at some of the phrases used by real estate agents and builders when a deal on a property is close to…
Declutter Like Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo and her KonMari method of decluttering have taken the world by storm. With four books, unprecedented media coverage, and a series on Netflix, she’s the queen of tidying up with her own tailored method of folding clothes and…
Eight Emotions When Buying a New Home
Every buyer goes through a series of emotions from the moment that they begin their search for a new home to the euphoric time when they take possession of the front door key. Let’s not sugar coat this: buying a…
Nine Essential Checks for Your Holiday Lights
The holidays are just around the corner, and maybe you’re one of those folks who love to put up lights and share the holiday spirit. If so, good for you! Goodness knows, we could do with some colorful celebrations after…
What Does the Word “Escrow” Mean?
You’ll hear the word “escrow” throughout the process of buying a home, but what does it actually mean? Sometimes, you’ll hear a home referred to as “in escrow” (or “pending”), this means the house is not sold, but a deposit…
Appraisal 101
You’ve decided to build with us and and now it’s time to work on your loan and get everything in order before the house is all yours. One of the first items on your closing checklist will be the home…
Tools Every Homeowner Should Have
When you own your home – whether you built a new home or bought a pre-owned home, things are going to break and, unless you want to spend your money on visits from a neighborhood handyman, you’re going to need…