Save The Bills

- Not making your home easily accessible for showings. Try and have someone at home during the day. Make sure there’s parking available.
- Trying to hard when showing your home. No words you say are going to convince someone to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. Your aggressive words can only irritate potential buyers. It’s the house that’s going to make the sale.
- Setting too high of a price. You think it’s a good idea, so that you… read more…

When you sell your home you’ll hopefully end up with no more home loan and tens of thousands of dollars left over. However, your realtor is going to get paid a hefty commission, leaving you with much less money than you thought you’d have. But did you know that you can negotiate these fees with your realtor? In fact, before choosing one, you can shop around and ask each one to lower their fees. Typically, agents will receive about 5%… read more…

We always hear about how owning a house is the American dream. While it is better to own a home than rent in the long run, here are a few key points that might make you reconsider buying a house, at least for a little while longer.
- Property taxes. Homeowners have them, renters do not.  The amount varies on the value of your house and where you live, but it generally is in the range of $100-$600 per month.… read more…