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Source: Anchiy / Getty Owning real estate creates a number of income opportunities. You can rent out a portion of a property or its entirely for a stream of monthly cash. You can tap into a...
View ArticleCondo Vs. House: Which Is Right For You?
Source: martin-dm / Getty Black women and millennials are becoming homeowners more than other Black demographics. According to Realtors.com, women bought homes at quicker rate than Black men “an...
View Article9 Things Nobody Tells New Homeowners
Source: skynesher / Getty Financial advisors will tell you time and time again that owning property is the path to generational wealth. And while historically, men and particularly white men owned most...
View ArticleBuying A Home Should Bring You Closer, But Could Drive You Apart
Source: vitapix / Getty There are several things that a couple will pursue together throughout their life that are meant to bring them closer together, but that the process of pursuing could actually...
View ArticleTerms And Phrases To Learn Before House Hunting
Source: sturti / Getty Unless you already work in finances or real estate, then when you start looking to buy your first home, it will be one of the biggest learning experiences of your adult life. My...
View ArticleWhy We’re Buying Property Before Getting Married
Source: Shannon Fagan / Getty This past week, two of our very good couple friends got engaged. It’s been a very happy week in our social circle. The funny thing is that, we’ve been together longer than...
View ArticleThe Benefits Of Living In A Condo Vs A House
Source: NickyLloyd / Getty Are you finally ready to make the leap from renter to homeowner? That is very exciting, and congratulations to you for being financially prosperous and responsible enough to...
View ArticleWhat To Consider If You’re Buying An Investment Property
Source: Shalom Ormsby Images Inc / Getty Having some passive income is the dream, right? Knowing that you’ll have to work hard for every single dollar is enough to make you need a nap. At the very...
View ArticleHow House Hunting Nearly Ruined My Marriage
Source: valentinrussanov / Getty The late summer of 2020 saw 43 percent more home sales than the same time period in 2019. A pandemic certainly didn’t stop people from wanting to put down roots and...
View ArticleHow To Write A Great Offer Letter To Get Your Dream Home
Source: FG Trade / Getty In April of 2020, housing prices actually increased slightly compared to April of 2019. At that point, it wasn’t quite clear how coronavirus would impact the housing market....
View ArticleHow To Find A Home That Will Likely Appreciate
Source: Moyo Studio / Getty Home buying trends have been unpredictable in recent decades. There was a drastic increase in people buying homes between the years 1990 and 2004. Then, the 2007 to 2009...
View ArticleRed Flags First-Time Home Buyers Should Look For
Source: kali9 / Getty When you’re ready to buy your first home, the excitement of finally owning a place and “nesting” in a property you can truly call your own can be a bit blinding. Those shopping...
View ArticleHow To Choose The Right Real-Estate Agent For You
Source: kate_sept2004 / Getty If you’ve purchased property in the past, then you know the second you so much as whisper to a friend that you’re in the market, it seems every realtor in town hears it....
View ArticleShould You Buy A House Before You Find A Partner?
Source: fstop123 / Getty When my husband and I were house hunting, we ran into an acquaintance looking at the same townhouse we were interested in. I didn’t know at the time if she was single or not....
View ArticleSpam To Prepare For After Buying A Home
Source: FG Trade / Getty Once you buy a home, you know there will be a lot of correspondence to handle. The title paperwork will show up. You’ll have insurance policies to store. If you have an HOA,...
View ArticleFunny Ways Homeownership Changes You
Source: FG Trade / Getty I really relate to the new batch of Geico commercials about how people turn into their parents the second they buy a home. We bought our place just before the COVID-19 economic...
View ArticleWhy People Want To Buy A House After This Pandemic
Source: gilaxia / Getty It may seem like a strange time to talk about buying a home, what with so many people having recently been laid off or furloughed, or having to shut down their own businesses...
View Article15 Things First-Time Home Buyers Don’t Want Realtors To Do
Source: Adene Sanchez / Getty I was recently a first-time homebuyer and it quickly became clear to me that there is an entire language that is only really known between realtors and those buying a...
View ArticleExpenses To Budget For After Buying A Home
Source: valentinrussanov / Getty After you’ve purchased a home, you want the spending to be over. You may have just scraped together all of your savings, and pulled some favors from family members,...
View ArticleBuying A Home Should Bring You Closer, But Could Drive You Apart
Source: vitapix / Getty There are several things that a couple will pursue together throughout their life that are meant to bring them closer together, but that the process of pursuing could actually...
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