If you thought buying a car was stressful, wait until you try buying your dream home! Negotiating the price of a house up or down from listed price can be tricky. But there are 3 things you can do to make [...]
Probate sales can provide unique opportunities to buy a home for less money, but they tend to me more complicated than a traditional real estate transaction because they involve a long and drawn out process. A buyer looking to buy a [...]
The assessed value and the market value of a home are often very different leading to confusion amongst homeowners. They are viewed as something that should be similar but in reality, they are very different from each other. Usually, the assessed [...]
Buying a house is often the most expensive purchase a person will ever make in their lifetime and knowing when to offer less than asking price might help save money in the long run. Many buyers wonder what they can offer [...]
One of the main barriers to buying a home is coming up with a 20% down payment needed to secure a conventional mortgage. If a buyer doesn't have the 20% down payment that mortgage lenders want to see, then he or [...]
As the name might suggest, a sheriff sale is a court-ordered sale of property, if the property owner is unable to make good on paying for that property. A sheriff sale is a public auction where property, in real estate obviously [...]
Let’s say you’re getting down to the serious nitty gritty on deciding to sell your house or buy a house. And you know that you want a real estate agent to help you out. But you just can’t seem to decide [...]
There are so many things to keep track of when you buy a house. Is your neighborhood a great area? What are the schools like? What are the property taxes? What kinds of home improvements will you need to make? And [...]
When you buy a home, it’s not only about mortgage lenders, real estate agents, sellers and you the buyer, you also need to work with a title company too. A title company executes a title search to make sure that the [...]
A residential appraisal is an unbiased estimate of the true (or fair market) value of what a home is worth, in the current real estate market. Buyers typically need a mortgage loan to afford a home so a mortgage lender will [...]
When times are tough, and money is tight, there are still some options when you want to buy a house. You may be low on savings, or perhaps you just don’t want to use your hard-earned money on a real estate [...]
Don’t be afraid of the word “inspection” or of the cost either. If you’re considering buying a home, a thorough home inspection of the place you’ve made an offer on is often worth its weight in gold and can ultimately save [...]
