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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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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]

Three Tips To Make Sure A Property In A Rural Area You're Looking At Can Be Easily Rented Out To A Family

Posted on September 1, 2015

Homes designed for families are a popular choice for first-time rental property owners because their tenants tend to be more long-term oriented and financially stable than single tenants. But if you live in a remote area and you don't want to own a property that's far away, there's a few things to consider if you don't want to constantly sit on a vacant home. To make sure that a property you're looking at in a rural area can be easily rented out to a family, follow these three tips. [Read More]