Category: Buying A Home
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Heated Floors: What You Need to Know
Picture this – it’s a chilly winter morning and when you step into your kitchen to make yourself a cup of coffee, your bare feet are warmed by the floor beneath you. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Heated floors are a great alternative to traditional heating methods, and they can keep your home, and your toes,…
Scott & Mary Tynell
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10 Tips to Create the Ultimate Gaming Room
Video games are big. Like $155 billion big. In fact, it’s estimated that 26% of the world’s population are regular video gamers across various platforms. Given these statistics, it is likely you or someone you know is an active video game player. Video game rooms are a great way to help get more immersed into…
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Interest Rates: How Fast and How High Will They Climb?
If you are shopping for a new home now or are hoping for this spring, you probably feel your heart racing a little. The word is out: Mortgage interest rates are on the rise. This means for the same size loan and house, borrowers will have to pay a higher monthly mortgage bill every month.…
Scott & Mary Tynell
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Can a Buyer Inspect a Home Without a Seller’s Permission?
Here is the scenario: Your house is on the market, and you have interested buyers, but they are concerned about the roof. Maybe your home has a bit of damage from the last storm, but it’s nothing major. Still, a potential buyer sends a roofer to check things out without your approval. Sending a professional…
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Keep Your Home Address Private
There is a myriad of reasons buyers do not want their names associated with their home address. Certainly, celebrities or professional athletes aren’t eager to give up their home info, nor are public officials, police officers, or survivors of domestic abuse. In fact, the same applies to any homeowner who finds it unnerving anyone with…
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Buying a House Under an LLC
If you own your own business, chances are you have a limited liability company (LLC) or, at the very least, you know what it is. Business owners may choose to buy a home using an LLC or under their own name. Buying a home under an LLC is beneficial for two main reasons: Reason No.…
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Build a DIY Sporting Goods Center In Your Garage
What You’ll Need: BookcaseLocking WheelsDrillBungee CordsPeg BoardsHooks & Holders 1. Find a bookcase Choose a bookcase with at least three wide shelves so you can store gear in a variety of sizes. 2. Add locking wheels Attach locking wheels to the bottom of the bookcase so you can easily move it around the mudroom or…
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Why Waiting To Buy Is Costing You
Many people are sitting on the fence trying to decide if now is the time to buy a home. Some are renters who have a strong desire to become homeowners but are unsure if buying right now makes sense. Others may be homeowners who are realizing their current home no longer fits their changing needs. To…
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Why You Should Do A Final Walkthrough
Final walkthroughs are not the same as home inspections – this is not the time for negotiations with the seller to do repairs or add contingencies. The purpose of a final walkthrough is to make sure the property you are purchasing is in the condition in which you agreed to buy it. It is a…
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When To Purchase Flood Insurance
If you are in an area where you think you might need flood insurance, you also might be wondering if and when the best time to purchase is. Like many Americans, the threat of a flood may always seem far off but if you are in an area which has any flood risk, the best…
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