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Getting a Mortgage When You’re Self Employed

Getting a mortgage can be a difficult process, and getting a mortgage when you’re self employed even more so. Lenders look at a number of different factors when determining whether…

Written by Keith Degnan

May 31, 2020

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Does a Kitchen Renovation Increase Home Value?

The kitchen is the heart of the home. When it’s well designed it can elevate the entire look and feel of a property, both in terms of appearance and in…

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May 18, 2020

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Mortgage Refinance 101: What It Is and When You Should Do It

Whenever I’ve complained about my mortgage interest rate my mom has reminded me that when she and my dad bought their first house their interest rate was 16%—a far cry…

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April 9, 2020

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11 Mistakes You Need to Avoid When Downsizing Your Home

Before you start downsizing the family home, it’s important to understand that there are many potential missteps along the way. This guide will help you navigate common mistakes so that…

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February 17, 2020

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9 Tips for Achieving Maximum Coziness

As winter plods along, you may wish you could just hibernate until spring. But there is, indeed, joy to be found in the quieter months of the year. While the…

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February 7, 2020

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Buying a Home? Plan for These Hidden Costs

You’re excited because you just found the perfect home. The neighborhood is great, the house is charming and the price is right. But the asking price is just the beginning.…

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January 21, 2020

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Don’t Believe These 5 Myths About Real Estate Agents

Buyers and sellers often enter the market with misconceptions about real estate agents — how they work, how the process works and what the agency relationship is all about. It’s…

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January 14, 2020

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How to Actually Afford to Buy a Home

Home buyers today face tough challenges — housing prices have soared, a dollar doesn’t go as far as it once did and rent is more expensive than the past. How…

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January 10, 2020

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5 New Year’s Resolutions That Can Help You Buy a Home

Thinking of buying a home this year? We compiled five New Year’s resolutions that can help you keep your financial resume in tiptop shape. 1. Avoid job hopping Employment history…

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December 27, 2019

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5 Games That Will Teach Your Kids About Money & Real Estate

There is little sense in building up a big portfolio or nest egg to leave as an inheritance unless we also teach our kids how to handle money and manage…

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December 20, 2019

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Tag: buying a home

Getting a Mortgage When You’re Self Employed

Does a Kitchen Renovation Increase Home Value?

Mortgage Refinance 101: What It Is and When You Should Do It

11 Mistakes You Need to Avoid When Downsizing Your Home

9 Tips for Achieving Maximum Coziness

Buying a Home? Plan for These Hidden Costs

Don’t Believe These 5 Myths About Real Estate Agents

How to Actually Afford to Buy a Home

5 New Year’s Resolutions That Can Help You Buy a Home

5 Games That Will Teach Your Kids About Money & Real Estate

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