One thing that I’ve noticed in my area is a lot of new homes and developments. Now, I live in a lower income area, so I’ve found this odd. As I look for my own home (I plan on buying a house within the year), the influx of unoccupied, new homes becomes more and more apparent. There are lots of empty houses in my large town that...
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Good Monday morning! I’ve mentioned my adventures in looking for a home on here before. I still haven’t bought one (even though I will definitely share when I do), but I am still looking. Which, here’s a tip I read this morning: Because of the economy struggling, some places that offer homes to high-risk persons are estimated...
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As I’ve told you guys before, I rent. I have been considering buying for awhile, and in that, I’ve started to learn a lot of interesting information. One of the things that a lot of people don’t realize is that tons of fraud claims are filed yearly based on messes in the real estate world. What do I mean by messes? Well, they...
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It’s finally that time. Whether you finally want to get out of your parent’s house or you’re moving to a new area, you’re looking for an apartment. I’ve had to do this a lot, considering I lived in a college town for 7 years and then moved out to the town where I attend church (about 15 minutes away; not a huge change)....
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I’ve mentioned on here before that I’m a renter. In the past year, I’ve heard again and again that it’s a buyer’s market. My stepdad and I were talking the other day, and he asked me if I was considering living in the area I’m in for an extended period of time. I told him that I planned on staying here for a long while,...
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We’ve talked a bit about home buying over these past few months, but what happens when you’ve decided to buy a home? You hear all about this “closing” thing… what is it? Today, we’re going to look a little bit at what exactly the closing process entails and why those things are important. In order to make this as “real...
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