Buying

Refinancing? Consider a 15-Year Mortgage

By |2019-12-18T17:32:17-05:00December 18th, 2019|

15 or 30?  How long should your mortgage be? I love this topic because it is definitely not a one size fits all topic and because it actually has significant financial, and perhaps just as importantly lifestyle implications.  I talk OFTEN about this topic with clients and friends.  The answer at the end [...]

Assessed Value vs. Market Value: What’s the Difference?

By |2019-10-25T15:46:20-04:00October 25th, 2019|

"Assessed Value"...does it have any value? Does what your local jurisdiction thinks of your properties value have any relevance to buying or selling a home?  The short answer: No.  Remember that real estate assessments are a funding tool and not really much more and one of two components that make up your tax bill [...]

Maybe we should just add on!?

By |2019-10-11T15:30:19-04:00October 11th, 2019|

We move into the final part of our series on potential housing solutions.  We've already mined the positives and negatives of buying new and moving up/down into a resale so it's time to address doing additions.  Sometimes we just need to blow out a kitchen, or add a sun room to the existing [...]

8 Reasons Buying an Older House is a Great Idea!

By |2019-10-01T06:39:49-04:00October 1st, 2019|

In my continuing series on housing options we move on from the new construction realm to the re-sale universe!  When I started putting together the list I was reminded that there are a lot of good reasons to buy re-sale. 1) Re-sale homes are less expensive than new construction.  You will typically find, depending on the location price [...]

14 Things You Must Do When Buying New Construction

By |2019-09-20T16:00:27-04:00September 20th, 2019|

I'll bet you didn't even know there were 14 important things to do when buying new!  This is the final post in the New Construction section of my series on upgrading your living situation.  Next week we will dive into buying resales and then get to remodeling and expanding in place.  This is [...]

The 12 Biggest Downsides to Buying New Construction

By |2019-09-03T14:48:05-04:00September 3rd, 2019|

Last week you got the dessert.  This week the vegetables. Last week in the first post of my series on the pros and cons of different housing strategies I talked about the benefits of buying new construction.  This week we talk about some of the down sides.  Here's a great article about some [...]

Top 10 Reasons Home Buyers Prefer New Homes vs. Used

By |2019-08-27T15:18:17-04:00August 27th, 2019|

Build New, Buy Resale, or Renovate in Place This is the first in a series of posts I'll be doing discussing the pro's and con's of all of these various options.  The decision metrics on which path to choose has a lot to do with your housing goals, market forces and what stage [...]

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