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EDUCATE YOURSELF BEFORE BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME

These are exciting times. You’ve finally outgrown apartment life or living with your parents or sharing a place with waaaaayyyyy too many roommates, and you’re ready to take the leap to homeownership. Now it’s time to prepare. As you embark on this journey, beware of six important don’ts that could potentially derail your purchase. Don’t […]

AFTER THE MOVE: FURNISH YOUR NEW HOME

Congratulations on your new home! This is an opportunity to think holistically about the interior design and decoration of your home. Have you ever been in a house where nothing seems to go with anything else? A house with stylistic clashes in its furniture and decor can feel like a conversation in which no one […]

GET THE HOME YOU WANT, MILLENNIALS

Hey, Millennials. Come on into the real estate market! We really need you to buy some homes so we can keep chugging along. Oh, wait. Prices are rising and so are interest rates, plus inventory is scary low. Hmmm. Well, come on in anyway, wontcha? It’s not easy to buy a home in a hot […]

New Construction vs. Existing Homes

Buying a new home isn’t the same as buying an existing home. The more you know going in, the more prepared you’ll be to roll with the process – or run from the process. Everything all bright, shiny, and new No one else’s taste, no one else’s floorplan, no one else’s germs. When you buy […]

GET READY TO BUY THIS SPRING

Once you decide that this Spring you want to buy a new home — or your first house — the question is, “Where do we start?” The answer lies in two sets of decisions: #1. Start With Success: Begin by deciding what success means to you. Clarify what you really want and why, not just what’s […]

FIVE NO-REGRETS BUYER STRATEGIES

In real estate, “the one that got away” stories get told and retold, usually with little satisfaction to the teller. The real estate you didn’t buy, but still wish you had, can weigh heavily on your mind and may even top your “Big Regrets List.” Every piece of real estate, vacant or otherwise, is unique. […]