Pinterest, blogs, and HGTV can give homeowners some amazing inspiration on how to turn a house into a home. However, it may also lead to a sense of artificial confidence to tackle some bigger projects that may actually lead to decreasing your home’s value. One of the worse things you could do is spend a whole lot of…
There are a few things that almost always help sell homes faster, and many of these helpful tips and tricks are found throughout our blog. In this article, we will be specifically talking about whether or not you should paint your home before you sell it. Paint is definitely one of the cheapest and quickest ways…
Old homes offer charm, new homes offer higher value…or at least that is what many buyers think. The truth is that value may be in the eye of the beholder. However, here are a few things to think about when discerning value in a new home versus and old one. Most people would consider a…
The most pressing real estate questions asked is: is this a good time to buy and/or is this a good time to sell? There’s a common belief that spring and summer are the best times for real estate. This notion is then reinforced by a conditioned mentality that if you are to buy, you should…
I once had a conversation with my father about his experience buying his first house in the 1960s. When he told me that his mortgage interest rate was 4% I nearly fell on the floor. Why? Because, while mortgage rates are at record lows right now, at the time of the conversation in 1981 mortgage rates…
The Search A common point of confusion for people when they are purchasing a home is how long the home buying process will actually take. Some folks think that it all comes together immediately, while others assume that if will take months before they move into their dream home. The truth is that there are…