STOP paying someone elses mortgage! Has it ever occurred to you that while you’re renting a home, the mortgage you are paying is someone else’s? The vacation you are funding is your landlords? And all your efforts are going into taking care of a property that will never be yours? That property is building equity,… Read More
Renting a Home
Renting? Consider These 10 Things Before You Sign the Lease
Renting? Consider These 10 Things Before You Sign the Lease. I always give potential Renters a walk-through check list and carefully walk them through the home they’re considering renting. The list includes among other things, overall condition, systems and appliances. If anything is unsatisfactory or simply needs to be noted, a report goes directly to… Read More
Rent vs Buy at the Tipping Point, 65 Percent into the Buy Zone
Rent vs Buy at the Tipping Point, 65 Percent into the Buy Zone. In several instances recently I’ve helped put folks into a home of their own for far less in monthly mortgage payments, than the cost of rental homes they were looking at or living in. In each case the homes they purchased were… Read More
The Where, When, Whys and Hows of Housing… Pets Speak Out!
The Where, When, Whys and Hows of Housing… Pets Speak Out! Pets do indeed weigh in on Home Buyer’s and Home Seller’s housing decisions. As beloved members of the family, I’ve seen a multitude of dogs, cats, reptiles, birds and the infrequent tortoise leverage their final say-so on their human’s housing decisions. Often in the… Read More
Video – Don’t slip up, renters insurance isn’t just for possessions
Great advice in this video about how to make sure your renter’s insurance will cover everything you own, what it doesn’t cover and what it should, and discounts you may qualify for. My best advice to both Renters and Home Owners… Take photos of everything you own. Think you can’t afford to buy a home?… Read More