Redoing a kitchen and bathroom makes it easier to sell your house with new cabinets, sinks and more exciting countertops, but an outdoor living remodel is a good investment, too. Every year Remodeling Magazine puts out a Cost ...
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Conditional/Contingent Offers You’ve made an offer and negotiated a purchase price, so it’s time to learn about the contingencies that impact a home purchase contract. When you make an offer, you might make a conditional or contingent offer. ...
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Making an Offer You finally found the perfect home and it’s time to place an offer. Your real estate agent will guide you through this process, but as the buyer, you have the final say in the offer ...
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When you close a loan, don’t be surprised to see your mailbox explode with Mortgage Protection Insurance (MPI) offers. These offers follow closing on a new home purchase, a refinance, or even a Home Equity Line of Credit. ...
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What is Pre-Approval/Pre-Qualification? A Pre-Qualification letter is one of the most important documents you need when shopping for a home. Some real estate agents will not even show you houses without one. Certain states require buyers to have ...
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Here are some quick shopping tips to help make the process easier This is the fun part where you and your real estate agent will look at homes. It is easy to get overwhelmed during this part of ...
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Answer: Your credit score has a HUGE impact on your available mortgage rate. To put a dollar figure on that rate difference, a realistic number could be more than $7,000/yr. Let’s look at a likely home loan scenario. ...
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When preparing to buy a house, whether it is your first home or your tenth, it’s crucial to know the current state of your finances. This includes setting your budget, making good credit decisions and getting prequalified for ...
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Why should I care about a temporary buydown? You might be hearing a lot of chatter about “2-1 buydowns” which is a specific version of a temporary buydown. To all real estate agents, this loan product helps sell ...
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Moving into a new home requires a toolbox to help install, build and fix a multitude of things. We see that Ikea desk sitting in the corner. If you’re an amateur at do-it-yourself repairs, you can be overwhelmed ...
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