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New Home Buyer? Don’t Make These 3 Common Mistakes!

May 11, 2018 by Rilian Ball

Looking for your new home can feel like a daunting task, especially if it's your first time going through the home buying process.  Sometimes, all of the choices may feel overwhelming. You want to make the best decision for yourself and your family.  Here's a quick list of three common pitfalls that some home buyers experience: Choosing to Skip the Inspection A home inspection is a necessity. This is your opportunity for a professional to uncover any potential problems in a property … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: Home Buyer, Pitfalls, Real Estate

How To Turn A Profit Flipping Land Into Residential Property

May 10, 2018 by Rilian Ball

Reality TV shows have inspired people to flip houses for profit. They make it look fun, easy and the type of business anyone with some capital can get into. Every once in a while, house-flipping episodes show an underperforming sale and a financial loss. That is why people in the flipping business need a cushion in case things don’t pan out. This brings us to a slightly different approach. Some speculators start out flipping land. Yes, that’s right. Land. Flipping Land Can Be Less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: House Flipping, Land Improvement, Real Estate

Ensuring A Stress-Less Closing

May 9, 2018 by Rilian Ball

Buying a home is an exciting and exhilarating time. Between the time your offer is accepted, and when you finally have keys in hand and you are ready to step into your new home, it can be stressful. The escrow period, also known as the closing, can take the most easygoing home buyer to the brink of insanity. After you have negotiated your best price and come to an agreement, there are ways to make the escrow process less anxiety-provoking. Here are some tips from top real estate agents to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mortgage Tagged With: Escrow, Mortgage, Stress Relief

Don’t Let a Renter Assume Your Mortgage Payment as a Landlord

May 8, 2018 by Rilian Ball

When it comes to a property that's been financed with a mortgage, homeowners can experience the need or desire to live elsewhere from time to time. Renting may be considered as a way to recover some of their costs when they are not using their home. In some cases, homeowners - when acting as landlords - may also consider that it's more efficient to have the tenant pay their monthly mortgage payment directly to a lender. After all, the money is just being received and turned over in another check … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mortgage Tagged With: Lender, Mortgage, Renting

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