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6 Budget-Friendly Tips for Organizing and Decorating Your New Home as a Couple
Moving in together is a monumental step in any relationship. While it’s exciting to start a new chapter, it also brings new challenges. Organizing and decorating your home together is one of those challenges. To help you and your significant other along on your journey, we’ve put together six tips that will help you create a home that you both
Learn How to Sell a House As-Is Even When It Needs A Few Repairs
What do you do if you need to sell your home fast, but extensive repairs are out of the question, either because they’re too costly or too time consuming? Experienced real estate agents say that busy home sellers have a variety of options in this scenario, including selling as-is, completing just minor repairs, and focusing on only the big-ticket items
Should You Do A Pre-Inspection Prior To Selling Your Home?
Even though it is not required, top agents will often tell you that sellers sometimes get a home inspection prior to listing their home to avoid surprises during the transaction. No matter how long you’ve lived in your home or how old it is, there might be unknown issues beneath the surface that could make a sale go south. 25
Understanding Equity When Selling Your Home
Did you know that the typical seller resides in their home for 13 years prior to selling? If you are thinking about what happens to your mortgage when you sell your home, you’re not alone. Professional agents will tell you that on about 59 percent of homeowners are still in the process of paying off their mortgages. If you’re considering
What You Need to Know About Moving to Laguna Beach
When you move to Laguna Beach, every day feels like a vacation. You might have a tough time digging out your passport and mustering the motivation to go anywhere else for a bit of R and R. Thousands of people vacation in Laguna Beach every year, and if you’ve fallen in love with the locale, you might be planning a
Freddie Mac Announces CHOICERenovation; A Seamless Solution for Financing Home Improvements
Freddie Mac recently announced its CHOICERenovationSM loan offering, which give homebuyers an opportunity to have a flexible option to buy a home and finance the cost of renovations with a single-close mortgage, essentially, saving them both time and money. The CHOICERenovation mortgage is mainly designed to assist in addressing the nation’s aging housing supply, help support the necessity for affordable
Credit Mistakes A Majority Of Homebuyers Make Before Purchasing
You’ve been renting for a while now and it feels like the timing is finally perfect in order to make the hop over to homeownership. After all, your friends are all buying homes and your job feels a bit stable now. Most Lenders say that if you have given it some thought and are sure you can cover emergency costs
Ready to Moving Out? Here’s A Financial Guide to Independence
Moving out of your family home is one of the biggest adult milestones. However, this dream is a bit harder to reach now as compared to previous decades. A report made by Pew Research Center mentioned that 19 percent of young professionals move back with their parents after graduation. Rising student debt, lack of job security, and cultural upbringing are
What To Think About Prior To Beginning Your Kitchen Remodel
Most Laguna Beach Realtors will tell you that shiny new kitchens are amazing and give you the opportunity to create the space you need, rather than forcing your existing kitchen to kinda sorta work. Three Critical Questions That Should Always Be Asked With Any Kitchen Remodel You went to the home improvement store and got some samples of tile, backsplash
