If you’re currently serving in the United States military, or if you are a veteran who served in the past, you have a number of home-buying benefits that are available to you. These include mortgage loan options. For instance, with a Veterans Administration home loan, there are looser credit requirements. So, these loans can be [...]
If you’ve been thinking about downsizing and are focusing on moving to a senior community, there are some things you need to know before you move forward. These include physical, financial, and emotional factors. First and foremost, not all senior communities are apartment or condo-style. In fact, there is a wide range of single-family senior [...]
Buying a new home is typically one of the largest purchases anyone makes during their lifetime – and because of that, it will oftentimes require financing (usually a mortgage) from a bank or other lender. Having your financing lined up before you even start looking at potential properties can help you to narrow down the [...]
For families with grade school or high school aged children, one of the primary concerns as it relates to moving is whether or not it is possible to settle into a new home before the start of the next school year. Moving at any time of year can be quite stressful. But doing so in [...]
After searching the area for months, you’ve finally found the perfect home for you. But unfortunately, there is someone else who also feels the very same way, and you’re now on the cusp of an outright bidding war. Now what? While a bidding war is typically a seller’s dream scenario, the reality is that it [...]
If you have the itch to convert from a renter to a homeowner, but you’re afraid that you can't afford the monthly costs, you could resort to “house hacking” in order to move yourself closer to your ultimate goal. There are a number of creative strategies that you may be able to use that could [...]
For most people, buying a home is the biggest purchase of their life – and it is one that more often than not will require you to borrow at least some amount of the purchase price. Thanks to the Internet, it is now easier to compare interest rates, and even fill out a mortgage loan [...]
If you’ve been saving for a new home down payment, but you aren’t quite ready to ink a deal yet, then the concept of renting to own may have crossed your mind – and for very good reason. For instance, in most cases, a portion of the rent that you pay in this scenario will [...]
The spring and summer months have traditionally been the peak time for putting a home on the market. This is particularly the case in areas that can have cold and snowy winters, as ice and slush don’t make for very enjoyable home shopping. But, even though potential buyers are certainly more plentiful in warmer weather, [...]
If you’re dipping your toe into the home buyer market for the very first time, you might have a bit of apprehension to go along with your excitement. That, however, is perfectly natural. After all, buying a home is the oftentimes the largest purchase that most people ever make. But just like any other “challenge”, [...]