real estate: How High Tech is Your Home? Layla El Said, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg - 06/21/08 01:26 PM
How High Tech is Your Home?
If the latest technology or entertainment options are important in your new home, add the following questions to your buyer’s checklist. 1. Are there enough jacks in every room for cable TV and high-speed Internet hookups? 2. Are there ample telephone extensions or jacks? 3. … (0 comments)
1. Develop a household budget. Instead of creating a budget of what you’d like to spend, use receipts to create a budget that reflects your actual spending habits over the last several months. This approach will factor in unexpected expenses, such as car repairs, … (0 comments)
On closing day, expect to sign a lot of documents and walk away with a big stack of papers. Here’s a list of the most important documents you should file away for future reference.
HUD-1 settlement statement. Itemizes all the costs — commissions, loan fees, points, … (0 comments)
real estate: Home Inspections Avert Future Headaches - 05/27/08 10:35 PM
Home Inspections Avert Future Headaches
Suppose you bought a house and later discovered, to your dismay, that the stucco exterior concealed a nasty case of dry rot. Or suppose that when you fired up the furnace in the winter, you discovered a cracked heat exchanger leaking gas into your home. The … (0 comments)
real estate: Disclosure: What Seller's Need To Know - 05/27/08 10:23 PM
Disclosure: What Sellers Need to Know
States are cracking down on sellers' obligation to disclose known material facts about properties for sale—especially conditions not readily apparent, such as a cracked foundation. A material fact is anything that could affect the sale price or influence a buyer's decision to purchase a home. … (0 comments)
real estate: 5 Homeownership Tax Myths - 05/27/08 01:36 PM
5 homeownership tax myths
Good intentions, such as deeding your house to your children, can end up costing them in higher taxes. By Kay Bell, Bankrate.com
Owning a home tops the dream list for most Americans, and for plenty of good reasons: It's a shelter for your family, a gathering place … (0 comments)
real estate: How To ESCAPE The Mortgage Mess! - 05/27/08 12:55 PM
How to escape a mortgage mess
If payments on your adjustable-rate mortgage are about to go up, act now. Plus, tips for mortgage shoppers. By Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor
Stress in the nation's mortgage industry is putting a financial squeeze on home buyers and homeowners alike.
Buyers are finding … (0 comments)
real estate: How To Bounce Back After Bancruptcy - 05/21/08 04:02 PM
Bounce back fast after bankruptcy
Carefully rebuild your credit and you could qualify for almost-normal rates, even a mortgage, in a year or two. Here's what you need to do.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Anita Burleson has had trouble getting credit since her bankruptcy two years ago, but she knows … (0 comments)
real estate: What Make's A Good Neighborhood? - 05/21/08 03:56 PM
What Makes a Good Neighborhood?
When you buy a house, you also invest in the neighborhood that surrounds it. The identity of a neighborhood may be as important to property values as the individual properties themselves. In a planned community, strictly controlled architecture governs a carefully crafted identity block after block. … (0 comments)
real estate: 10 Cheap Fixes To Boost Your Home's Value!Layla El Said, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg - 05/21/08 03:52 PM
Short on cash but ready to renovate? Think new door handles, not new doors, and spiffed-up appliance fronts, not new appliances. By Teri Cettina, Bankrate.com
Looking for ways to spruce up your home without putting yourself in the poorhouse? Whether you're getting ready to sell your home or want to spiff … (0 comments)
real estate: How A Realtor Works For You! Layla El Said, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg - 04/22/08 01:08 PM
If you are currently in the market for your first home, you may be interested in how a real estate agent can help you. You are about to make a great investment of both money and time. I have a wealth of experience helping first time buyers like you make sound, … (0 comments)
real estate: 5 Homeownership Tax Myths, Layla El Said, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg - 04/22/08 01:00 PM
5 homeownership tax myths
Good intentions, such as deeding your house to your children, can end up costing them in higher taxes.
By Kay Bell, Bankrate.com
Owning a home tops the dream list for most Americans, and for plenty of good reasons: It's a shelter for your family, a gathering … (0 comments)
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