When you decide to buy a house, choosing a location is the next decision factor after budget. Yet the two are closely intertwined. A home's value per square foot is directly related to its location. So as you make your home location decisions, you may find yourself balancing the size of the house …
Why Your Home Buying Priorities Will Change
Buying a house is exciting and a bit scary, especially if you're buying your first house. There are lots of people that want to help you through this process. But you're the one who's going to live in the house, so understanding your home buying priorities should be your first decision, along with …
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Why Where You Live Matters
In real estate, there's a saying that when you buy a house it's all about location, location, location. Typically location means quality schools for your children, or making sure your home is attractive to future buyers of your home. That's why CNN's article on America's Great Opportunity Divide …
Letter to Bekins Van Lines
In the US we seem to believe that big is better, but is it really? Having just completed a move from New Hampshire to Arizona with Bekins Van Lines, the answer based on the customer experience I had would say no! This letter then is my response to the CEO of Bekins Van Lines, explaining what I …
Moving Redefines What Home for the Holidays Means?
What an unusual year it's been, and the holidays make the changes even more obvious. We're moving from New Hampshire, to Fountain Hills, a lovely town in Arizona, just outside Phoenix. So rather than decorating for the holidays, our living room (above) and the entire house is empty now ... and NH is …
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Finding a Realtor When You’re Ready to Buy a House
Buying a house is getting more complicated for lots of reasons. You might know the type of house you want and even the neighborhood where you'd like to live. But there's a lot more involved in buying a house, like understanding where earthquake faults run (California) to ownership and access to …
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