Oh, the places you will goand the places you will want to avoid. Choosing the right neighborhood is as important as picking the right house. Your neighborhood will define many aspects of your day-to-day life, so you should research it carefully to be sure it meets...
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5 Signs It’s Time to List Your Home
Choosing to sell your home is a big decision, one that requires the careful weighing of a variety of factors. As your local real estate professional, I want to share with you this useful infographic to help you identify five signs that might indicate it is time to...
Hidden Backyard Deal Breakers That Are Lurking on Your Property
Every time a prospective homebuyer walks onto your property, there are a few things that they will absolutely not put up with. These deal breakers can be anywhere in the home, but there is one area that we often forget about: the backyard.The backyard is very...
Pros and Cons of a 15-Year Mortgage
Coming up with the down payment on a home can be hard enough, and one way to make a home more affordable is to spread out the mortgage payments over 30 years.But 30 years can be daunting, and that time can be cut down with a 15-year mortgage. Its a lot more expensive...
What Homeowners Insurance Does and Doesn’t Cover
If you own a house, homeowners insurance is a necessity. A storm might damage your home, your belongings might be stolen, or someone might be injured. Without homeowners insurance, you would be responsible for paying those bills, which could easily total thousands of...
The Truth About 20 Percent
Published with permission from RISMedia.
For the Self-Employed Buyer: What You Need to Apply for a Mortgage
For the self-employed, applying for a mortgage can seem like an even more daunting task, especially if you can’t predict your monthly income. But although there may be a few additional hurdles to clear, the self-employed can certainly qualify for a mortgage, and the...
Great Garages for Millennial Homebuyers
Millennials are the largest generation shaking up the real estate market these days, according to research by the National Association of REALTORS. However, when compared with the generations that came before them, millennials remain delayed in purchasing their first...
[VIDEO] Shedding Some Light on the Local Real Estate Market
Cedar Rapids/Marion IA Real Estate Market Update_1st qtr 2024 Beth Brockette, of Brockette Homes with Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is here to give you an update on the real estate market as we head into spring. Since about 2018 or 2019, we started seeing a big change in...
Homeowners Insurance: Know What’s Covered
If you plan to lead a conventional life, odds are you will need insurance. Youll need health insurance, car insurance, and eventually home insurance. The latter is often the most perplexing since we have no prior experience with it as we do with health insurance.What...
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4 Tips for Picking the Right Neighborhood
Oh, the places you will goand the places you will want to avoid. Choosing the right neighborhood is as important as picking the right house. Your neighborhood will define many aspects of your day-to-day life, so you should research it carefully to be sure it meets...
5 Signs It’s Time to List Your Home
Choosing to sell your home is a big decision, one that requires the careful weighing of a variety of factors. As your local real estate professional, I want to share with you this useful infographic to help you identify five signs that might indicate it is time to...
Hidden Backyard Deal Breakers That Are Lurking on Your Property
Every time a prospective homebuyer walks onto your property, there are a few things that they will absolutely not put up with. These deal breakers can be anywhere in the home, but there is one area that we often forget about: the backyard.The backyard is very...
Pros and Cons of a 15-Year Mortgage
Coming up with the down payment on a home can be hard enough, and one way to make a home more affordable is to spread out the mortgage payments over 30 years.But 30 years can be daunting, and that time can be cut down with a 15-year mortgage. Its a lot more expensive...
What Homeowners Insurance Does and Doesn’t Cover
If you own a house, homeowners insurance is a necessity. A storm might damage your home, your belongings might be stolen, or someone might be injured. Without homeowners insurance, you would be responsible for paying those bills, which could easily total thousands of...
The Truth About 20 Percent
Published with permission from RISMedia.
For the Self-Employed Buyer: What You Need to Apply for a Mortgage
For the self-employed, applying for a mortgage can seem like an even more daunting task, especially if you can’t predict your monthly income. But although there may be a few additional hurdles to clear, the self-employed can certainly qualify for a mortgage, and the...
Great Garages for Millennial Homebuyers
Millennials are the largest generation shaking up the real estate market these days, according to research by the National Association of REALTORS. However, when compared with the generations that came before them, millennials remain delayed in purchasing their first...
[VIDEO] Shedding Some Light on the Local Real Estate Market
Cedar Rapids/Marion IA Real Estate Market Update_1st qtr 2024 Beth Brockette, of Brockette Homes with Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is here to give you an update on the real estate market as we head into spring. Since about 2018 or 2019, we started seeing a big change in...
Homeowners Insurance: Know What’s Covered
If you plan to lead a conventional life, odds are you will need insurance. Youll need health insurance, car insurance, and eventually home insurance. The latter is often the most perplexing since we have no prior experience with it as we do with health insurance.What...