Photo by Roman Samborskyi via Shutterstock Buying your first home is exciting! And scary! But you don’t have to fear the process if you take the time to become fully prepared for homeownership. Below are the seven primary keys to preparing yourself and smoothing the process. How to Know You’re Ready Determine how much you can afford. The...

Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay You have been in the same home for several years, but you want to move. You'll need to decide whether to rent or buy and if you decide to buy, what type of home you want. Condominiums, townhouses and single-family homes all have benefits, depending on where you are in life. Many people...

Photo by Vlada Karpovich from Pexels Buying a second home is an exceptional opportunity. You can expand your real estate portfolio, creating an investment strategy for building wealth over the long term. It’s also nice to have a home, one you can use on the weekends to get away. Whether you want to buy a home on the...

Photo by PixaBay via Pexels Even if you find the perfect home on the ideal property, if you do not jibe with your neighbors, your homeownership experience could be in jeopardy. Thankfully, there are ways to make sure that your neighbors and you will get along well before committing to buy. All you have to do is follow...

Image by Borko Manigoda from Pixabay If you are ready to find your forever home, you may be weighing the options of whether to find the perfect home to suit your needs or have one built, so it can be custom designed to accommodate everything you want. For many people who have specific wants and needs, building a...

Image by Tumisu from Pixabay It's easy to think that investing in real estate is an incredibly expensive venture. You may think you need thousands if not tens of thousands saved before you can even think about it. But there are ways to jumpstart your portfolio even if you're renting one of the cheapest apartments in your neighborhood....

Nicely updated home offers 4 bd, 2 1/2 ba, over 2500 sq ft of living space, a 4 car garage, newer furnace and water heater, new water resistant laminate flooring and carpeting in the bedrooms, newer appliances, granite counters, and fresh interior paint all on over 1/4 acre lot! There is also RV Parking on the side of the house. This is a beautiful home perfect for a large family and a great price for West Carson...

Nicely updated home offers 4 bd, 2 1/2 ba, over 2500 sq ft of living space, a 4 car garage, newer furnace and water heater, new water resistant laminate flooring and carpeting in the bedrooms, newer appliances, granite counters, and fresh interior paint all on over 1/4 acre lot! There is also RV Parking on the side of the house. This is a beautiful home perfect for a large family and a great price for West Carson...

Views from EVERY WINDOW of this stunning family home in prestigious West Washoe Valley! The majestic English Tudor style home sits on 5.06 acres with views of Washoe Lake and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The home is well built with approximately 5171 sq ft of living space including 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a bold office with custom built-ins, a formal living with a cozy brick fireplace and a formal dining room with coffered ceilings and beautiful stained glass peacock panels made by a local...

Views from EVERY WINDOW of this stunning family home in prestigious West Washoe Valley! The majestic English Tudor style home sits on 5.06 acres with views of Washoe Lake and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The home is well built with approximately 5171 sq ft of living space including 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a bold office with custom built-ins, a formal living with a cozy brick fireplace and a formal dining room with coffered ceilings and beautiful stained glass peacock panels made by a local...

Photo by Alexander Stein via PixabayIf a home is in foreclosure, you can buy it for less. Great deal, right? It can be, but there are pitfalls, and you need even more caution than in a regular real estate transaction. Stages of Foreclosure Foreclosure can take months or even years depending on the regulations of the specific state,...

As a home seller, you likely want to set a "fair" initial asking price for your residence. Because if you fail to do so, you risk pricing your home outside of your target buyer's price range. Perhaps even worse, you risk pricing your house too low – something that may cause you to miss out on the opportunity to...