Housing

Researching Mortgages: Seven Tips to Prepare for the Best Mortgage
for Your Needs

Buying a home is always exciting, but if you want to be sure there are no surprises on closing day, there are ways you can prepare yourself ahead of time. There is a lot of documentation and paperwork needed to close on your loan, but a mortgage involves much more than that. Your loan company …

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Adventures in Homeownership: 7 Months and Counting

So, we’re seven months into homeownership and still enjoying it. We’ve learned quite a few more lessons about owning and maintaining a home. And, of course, we learned them the hard way. Always Double-Check the Paint Before Starting On President’s Day weekend, I decided to paint the hallways between two of the bedrooms. It’s a fairly small …

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How to Request a Property Tax Reassessment

Several counties have begun sending out updated property tax assessments to request declining home values. You probably received notices of increases while property values were rising. Many people don’t know that they have the right to appeal the assessed amount if they feel it’s not right. If you’re successful, you could save thousands of dollars, …

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