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Communicating With Your Real Estate Agent

When we started looking for a house, I realized that brokering my own deal was going to be difficult. However, I realized that things might be a lot easier if I could find a great real estate agent. We looked high and low, and we finally found an agent who we felt comfortable working with. When we sat down with him, it was amazing to see how much of a difference working with a trained professional made. We were able to choose which kind of house worked best for our budget, and it was great to find ourselves on the right track. My blog is about how to communicate properly with your real estate agent, so that you have as good of an experience as we did.

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Avoid These Common Mineral Owner Selling Mistakes

Posted on October 27, 2015

If you own the rights to a source of minerals, you need to make sure that you avoid the three common mineral selling mistakes discussed below when you decided to sell your minerals. #1 Don't Accept Unsolicited Offers You should not accept an unsolicited offer to purchase your mineral rights. Companies and organizations may mail you offers to purchase your mineral rights. Oftentimes, these types of offers greatly undervalue your mineral rights and deny you fair market value for your mineral rights. [Read More]

Landlords: 3 Rental Upgrades That Will Make Your Units More Durable

Posted on September 14, 2015

If you are a landlord who focuses on renting out residential properties, you might worry about your tenants causing serious damage to your units. Even though you might be careful about screening tenants and requiring a deposit to cover damages, there is always the risk that your rentals could become seriously damaged during a tenant's time staying there. This can obviously eat into your profits and can make it difficult for you to rent out your property again without spending significant money on repairs. [Read More]

From Renting To Buying: What To Do Before Making The Transition

Posted on September 11, 2015

If you are finally in a position in which you are ready to purchase your own home, you are probably pretty excited about saying goodbye to renting. However, you shouldn't jump in with both feet just yet. There are a few things that you should do if you are making this transition, so follow these tips to help make the move to home ownership a successful and not-so-stressful one. Prepare Yourself for the Cost of Home Ownership [Read More]

2 Big Things First-Time Home Buyers Should Know To Avoid Buying A House They Cannot Afford

Posted on September 3, 2015

Buying your very first house can be one of the most exciting purchases you may make in your lifetime, until you realize shortly afterwards that you really cannot afford the house you purchased. If you are cautious and diligent about choosing a house you can afford, you could avoid running into this issue. Here are three things to understand about this. You Will Automatically Inherit 2 Big Expenses If you are a first-time homebuyer, you probably have no idea what types of expenses you will have with your new house. [Read More]