Informed Seller: 11 Market Considerations To Assess Before Selling
"Is this a good time to sell my house?" That's one question that real estate agents are used to fielding, but as a homeowner, the answer might not be quite so obvious. Whether or not you should sell your house...
Relocating: 19 Things To Research Before You Buy
Relocating to a new city is an exciting experience -- you can seize the opportunity to live in a new way if you're bored with the status quo, and maybe find a place to live that caters to new habits you want...
Top 15 Reasons For Sale By Owners Listings Fail
In a seller's market, it's easy for a lot of sellers to reach the conclusion that they don't actually need a real estate agent to offload their homes. After all, there are buyers everywhere, and home prices...
33 Tips For Winterizing Your Home
Winter is coming ... so what does that mean for homeowners? There's a lot of information out there about the best way to winterize your house for the approaching season, but the actions you take should depend...
How To Calculate What You Can Afford On A Home
Whether you've already started saving for a down payment on a house, or you're just starting to toy with the idea of what it would be like to rent instead of buy, there's one question you have to answer before...
15 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Neighborhood Specialist
When it comes to neighborhood expertise, one real estate agent is pretty much like any other -- right? Not so fast! Depending on where you live or where you're moving, a neighborhood specialist could be heads...
Buying Before Or After Marriage: What Should You Do?
Getting married and buying a home are two traditional milestones that many adults experience -- but today, there are no rules about what you should be doing when. Whether you buy a house together before or...
15 Things Home Inspectors Miss
Even though home inspections take hours (if done properly) and cover just about everything in the home that could cause an issue, there are still some things that home inspectors can miss -- and as a new...