5 Things Every First-Time Home Buyer Needs to Know
Here's what every first-time home buyer needs to know to dive into house hunting with confidence—and with as few curveballs as possible....
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by Kali Geldis via credit.com
- Sep 3, 2019
- 7 min
13 Things I Realized After I Bought My First House
As soon as my husband and I pulled up to see the house we’d eventually buy, it already had a good vibe to it. A blue house with a red...
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By Angela Colley via realtor.com
- Aug 28, 2019
- 3 min
Home Buyers: Don’t Wait Forever for The One
When you’re dating, you can spend years searching for the perfect relationship only to—possibly—wait too long and miss out on something...
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By Craig Donofrio via realtor.com
- Aug 19, 2019
- 3 min
These DIY Fixes Could Boost Your Home's Value
DIY fixes are a must if you're trying to sell your house. Think about all the home repair projects you've undertaken. Did you cut a few...
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By Jamie Wiebe via realtor.com
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
Which of These 7 Packing Mistakes Are You Making?
Quick: What's the worst part of a move? Packing—or packing? (Or is it packing?) Stuffing your entire home into a bazillion cardboard...
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By Lisa Johnson Mandell via realtor.com
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Worst Mortgage Advice Home Buyers Actually Believe
Getting a mortgage is a daunting prospect, which explains why so many people seem eager to pat your hand and say, “Let me give you a...
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By Sara Rathner via realtor.com
- Jul 31, 2019
- 4 min
Don't Be Shocked by These Hidden Costs of Buying a Home
When you're thinking about buying your first home, it might seem like it's all about the down payment. You save for years to have it, and...
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By Deborah Kearns via realtor.com
- Jul 22, 2019
- 3 min
The Renovation Dilemma: What to Fix If You're Selling
It's always a Sisyphean task to set a budget for a renovation—or at the very least an ever-moving target—but if you're planning to put...
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by Lisa Gordon via realtor.com
- Jul 15, 2019
- 4 min
5 Common Real Estate Closing Day Surprises and How to Deal
A real estate closing is an anxiety-inducing time, even if it goes smoothly. Add something unexpected, and it will throw you for a loop....
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by G. M. FILISKO via houselogic.com
- Jul 9, 2019
- 2 min
How to Negotiate Your Best House Buy
Buying a home can be emotional, but negotiating the price shouldn’t be. The key to saving money when purchasing a home is sticking to a...
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by Liz Alterman via realtor.com
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
8 Unwritten Etiquette Rules Every Home Seller Should Know
If you're trying to sell your home, you've probably scrutinized it, staged it, and scrubbed it down from floorboards to rooftop as if the...
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By Jeanne Sager via realtor.com
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Home Inspection Checklist: Don't Buy a House Without It
A home inspection checklist is a rundown of features throughout a house that might be faulty or need fixing. Home inspectors use these...
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By Margaret Heidenry via realtor.com
- Jun 17, 2019
- 4 min
9 Crucial Questions to Ask Before a Bathroom Remodel Begins
So you want to remodel your bathroom? Then congratulations and a fair warning are both in order. Because whether you're simply upgrading...
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By Margaret Heidenry via realtor.com
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
7 Massive Mistakes People Make When They Move
Whether you struck oil—black gold, Texas tea—and are moving to posh Southern California (that's a reference to “The Beverly Hillbillies,”...
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by Kayleigh Roberts via realtor.com
- Jun 3, 2019
- 4 min
6 Surprisingly Petty Issues That Can Sabotage a Home Sale
Selling a home can be a long, time-consuming process, especially if the seller and potential buyers butt heads. Sometimes, the issues...
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By Cathie Ericson via realtor.com
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
What Is Escrow? How It Keeps Home Buyers and Sellers Safe
What is escrow? In real estate, an escrow account is a secure holding area where important items (e.g., the earnest money check and...
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Tara Mastroeni via Forbes.com
- May 22, 2019
- 3 min
Real Estate Agents Answer: What Are The Biggest Money Mistakes Buyers Make?
Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases you'll ever make, so there's no question that you should make an effort to spend your money...
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by Wendy Helfenbaum via realtor.com
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
Hands Off? 5 Rules for What You Can—and Can't—Take When You Sell Your House
When standup comedian Nathan Brannon moved into his newly purchased home in rural Washington state, it seemed the joke was on him: The...
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By Stephanie Booth via realtor.com
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
5 Nonlazy Reasons to Skip Remodeling Before You Sell
Home sellers often hear that if they ever hope to find a buyer, they must whip their house into perfect shape—fix this, paint that,...
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By Ami Spellman
- Apr 25, 2019
- 4 min
How to NOT spend your Saturday cleaning…
Ahhh, Saturday. Isn't it the best? You sleep as late as you want. You make yourself coffee, and slowly work your way up to breakfast....
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