Tips for first time home buyers Start with Confidence Doing research on how to buy a home is itself an investment – in time. On the one hand are the shelves of books on the subject – helpful, yet sometimes tedious in their detail. On the other hand are specialty Web sites with short, sharp…
5 Secrets to Buying the Best House for Your Money 1. Get “Pre-Approved” – Not “Pre-Qualified!” Do you want to get the best property you can for the least amount of money? Then make sure you are in the strongest negotiating position possible. Price is only one element in the negotiations, and not necessarily the…
Selling a Home with a Pet This article was written by Matt Lemmon and posted on Zbuyer. You can read the original article by clicking here. Pets can be a problem when it comes to showing and selling a home. If you’ve sold a home, you probably have your “short-notice showing” drill in place. Hopefully…
Mortgage Advice You are about to make what will most likely be the largest transaction of your life: your home mortgage. Unfortunately, many home buyers do not take the time to research some of the little but weighty intricacies of mortgages. Researching the mortgage process takes little time compared to the tens of thousands of…
9 Ways to Build Equity This post originally appeared in an email from Eric Judd, of Juddusa. He has a weekly real estate themed radio show on U Stream. Working with investors from many different countries, I have uncovered more reasons for investing in real estate than I could ever have imagined. Beyond the common goals…
Ten home buying tips from the experts Avoid the 10 Most Common, Painful, Frustrating Mistakes Home Buyers Make Buying a residence can be a hair-raising experience. You will experience a roller coaster of emotions while finding the right place, securing the loan and finally moving in. For most of us, the first time home purchase…
Treasuries Rally as Fed Lowers Outlook for Interest-Rate Rise 10-Year Treasury Yield currently down 13 basis points @ 1.92% 2-Year Treasury Yield currently down 12 basis points @ 0.55% Steepness of the Yield Curve remains at 136 to 137 basis points (10-Year Yield minus 2-Year Yield) (Bloomberg) — Treasuries rallied, sending benchmark 10-year yields below…
Should You Fix Up a Home Before Selling It? This article originally comes from RISMedia.com, and was written by Jack Guttentag. You can find the original here. Recently I put my home up for sale, and because it needed a new roof, deck, and septic system, came face to face with this question. This article…
Things to Do Before Listing This article was originally posted by Lauren Wingrove from American Nationwide Mortgage Company, Inc. here in Chattanooga. You can see the original article by clicking here, and Lauren’s profile by clicking here. If you’re thinking of selling your house, now is the time to get serious about the prep work….
Solar Power is Now a Sensible Investment Think solar is a poor investment? Guess again. A new study by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center finds that in all but 4 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., installing a fully-financed 5 kilowatt solar panel system makes more financial sense than investing in a popular stock…