You might be faced with a difficult decision right now – should you hold off on purchasing a home as you hope for a favorable shift in the market? With insurance, property taxes, and maintenance costs on the rise, it’s understandable why some are hesitant to take the plunge. However, the reality is that these […]
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Put Those Retirement Dreams Into A Reality
For many individuals, planning for retirement is a priority. You want your retirement to be comfortable and secure. Of course, traditional investment options such as stocks and bonds play a crucial role – but rental real estate holds another great avenue. Let’s explore together the 12 key benefits of investing in rental real estate for […]
A Beginners Guide to Rental Property Strategies
Without a 25-30% down payment, beginning on the road to rental investments can be quite a challenge. Hence, purchasing the property as an owner occupant can be a huge advantage! Let’s look at some examples together. The first example would be to buy a home to live in with a minimum FHA down payment of […]
Here’s Why You Should Own A Home
Purchasing a home – the process can seem overwhelming. However, the long-term advantages of homeownership are a very smart investment which will secure your future where the benefits extend beyond simply having a place to live. One of the most significant advantages to owning a home is building equity. You can’t build equity while renting. […]
Be Protected For Those Unexpected Moments
If you’re a homeowner, you’ve more than likely invested in a significant amount of time and money in regards to furnishing and decorating your home with items which are important to you. Unfortunately, unexpected events like natural disasters or burglaries can result in the loss or damage of these belongings. It’s because of those unexpected […]
Keep Track Of Those Home Improvements
Home improvements – just about any realtor will tell you that doing home improvements on your home will potentially increase the home’s value, and bring in buyers who are willing to make a higher offer. However, what they might not tell you is that you need to keep track of those home improvements. Keeping track […]
Buy Before You Sell – Or Sell Before You Buy
One of the largest concerns with homeowners is whether to buy a home first, or sell first. If they sell first – will they be able to find a home to buy? You can understand with the low inventories currently available in most markets, a very strong argument can be made to purchase your replacement […]
Using “Mise en Place” for Homebuying
When you cook, using “mise en place” means you have all your ingredients cut, measured, peeled, grated, sliced and you have your bowls, utensils, and pans ready to use before you begin the cooking process. This gives you the opportunity to inventory the ingredients and observe if you have everything you need. Using this method, […]
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Equity in Your Home and Your Wealth Accumulation
CoreLogic analyzed national homeowner equity. This equity grew in the 4th quarter of 2020 by $1.5 trillion or 16.2 percent year-over-year. The study was done on homeowners who have mortgages on their homes. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we also saw the number of mortgaged residential homes with negative equity decreased by 8 percent […]