home buying: Hey Sergio, Are Web-based Mortgage Calculators Accurate? - 07/12/16 01:40 AM

 
These handy Web-based calculators can give you a good sense of what you’ll be getting into as a homeowner.
Technology today can help you do just about anything when it comes to your home. Want to see what a paint color looks like in a room before you put it on your walls? There’s an app for that. Want to see what a screened-in porch will look like on the back of your house? There’s software for that too. And when it comes to purchasing and paying off a home, there are apps and calculators for that as well.
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home buying: Helpful Tips For a Happy, Healthy, Home Buying Experience. - 06/28/16 01:45 PM

 
An important early step in the home-buying process is to make sure you can actually afford to buy.
If you’re in the market to buy a home, you may have already started shopping for properties online.
Perhaps you’ve driven by some houses “just to look” and even attended a few open houses. Well, hold on a second… You’ve already missed a crucial first step in the home-buying process.
You need to meet with me BEFORE you dive in to a home search. I know that sitting down to take a look at your finances isn’t the most thrilling part … (2 comments)

home buying: Standing Tall... It all comes from within. In Business and in LIFE! - 06/15/16 04:17 AM

There's a lot being reported on now about things going that are out of control and maddening. I am deeply affected - just as everyone else is about these very events.
I refuse to even comment on the most recent, because I'm still so shocked, (if not also) by so many other things too, that instead, it made me think of my own world and the things I can personally do, that are within my ability to control.
When it comes to attitude, personality, and the general way things are conducted these days, do you find that today's world is … (0 comments)

home buying: Top Reasons to Buy vs Rent, even still, in 2016. - 05/17/16 03:16 AM

I was asked recently as I turned a friend who was going to rent into a homeowner, Sergio, what are the top reasons to buy a home still in 2016?
Here's the answer:
1. Interest rates are still at record lows. It’s a fact that interest rates on home loans are at historic lows, with a 30-year fixed-rate home loan still hovering around 4%.
2. Renting has increased significantly. According to the 2015 Rent.com Rental Market Report, 88% of property managers raised their rent in the past 12 months, and another hike is predicted for late 2016.
3. Home prices, … (0 comments)

home buying: Benefits of Owning A Horse Property in Phoenix AZ - 01/08/15 07:58 AM
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