Buying a New Home? Avoid These Home Inspection Deal Breakers
Buying a home is one of the most exciting things we do in our lives. Whether it’s with your family, by yourself, for the first time, or the fifth time, it can be a real emotional roller coaster. But all the benefits of owning a home makes it worth it. When you...
Is Buying a Fixer Upper House Right for You?
Buying a fixer upper house is a challenge that can reap huge rewards, both financially and for personal satisfaction. However, the problems that arise on a renovation project often take many people by surprise. Costs can rocket, timeframes perpetually extend, and it...
Discover Why Locals Love Living in Portland, Oregon
Are you interested in relocating to Portland? Looking for a city with diversity and excitement with so many unique neighborhoods? Then Portland might be the city for you. “The City of Roses” attracts people of all ages from millennials to families and...
Can a Mortgage Make You Money? A Guide to Building Equity in a Home
35% of American adults have less than $1000 saved. 35% have no savings at all. But what if you could use the amount you pay for the roof over your head to steadily build your wealth? Building equity in a home is often easier than you may think. Especially when you...
Expect the Unexpected: Making an Educated Home Insurance Estimate
Every year, Americans pay about $3.50 for every $1,000 their home is valued at to home insurance. That said, the rates differ significantly across states and localities. Before buying a home, it’s important to have a rough idea of what your monthly expenditure...
Student Loan Debt & Divorce
How Student Loan Debt Effects the Mortgage in Divorce We have all seen many parents who have their own student loan debt or have co-signed student loans for their children. Mandating which spouse will be responsible for making those student loan payments in the...
5 Reasons To Buy Instead Of Rent A Home This Year
The mortgage crisis of 2008 is more than a decade old, but its impact still has many renters shook. Despite all that, the coast is finally clear to find a home that can also turn into a great investment, and we can show you why. Besides the obvious reasons to buy a...
Why Millennials Have Become the Largest Real Estate Buyers
Millennials have entered both the workforce and the consumer product buying space, and they’re quickly exploding any preconceived ideas of what they’re actually interested in. Millennials are now the largest group of home buyers in the U.S. 34-percent of...
