Buying a house isn't something people do very often, so it's good to review what's involved with someone who works in real estate every day. Realtors, home inspectors, title companies and real estate attorneys work with people moving through the process of buying a house every week. This article …
Big Houses Don’t Mean Happier Lives
Big houses are so common in the US, that it's easy to assume people around the world live in big houses. They don't and my recent vacation in Italy made it very clear, that America's obsession with big houses might be hurting us more than helping us live happy, fulfilling lives. My biggest …
Home Inspection Conflict of Interest
A home inspection conflict of interest can exist where inspectors (or their company) use the inspection report to generate repair work for their company . It's also possible for home inspectors to recommend a different company that happens to have the same owners or they might get a referral fee by …
Home Inspection Checklist & Finding a Home Inspector
A home inspection checklist helps you interview and select the best home inspector for you and your property. Home inspection aren't just a formality. A home inspection is a very important step in buying a house, or preparing to sell your home. Buyers need the best inspection possible as once you …
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House Information For Your Home Inspector
When buying a home, we research house information online to find homes that match what we want. As you prepare to sell your home, your real estate home professionals will ask you for all sorts of information and now that I'm starting to prepare my sister's condo for sale, I'm gaining a whole new …
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Why Curb Appeal is Important
Someone asked me recently, what is curb appeal? Deb continued and guessed correctly, that curb appeal is the attractiveness of a home's exterior. It's a new phrase that became popular during the housing boom in the U.S., and a measure of how appealing a house is to prospective home buyers. We've …