This just happens to be day 10ish, so here we go!!! Should it be pie, ice cream, brownies..ooooohhh brownies, maybe chocolate chip cookies? from GoodNews Network…. I love this site 🙂 According to a recent study, indulging in a diet cheat day could actually help boost your metabolism and lose weight. Sounds too good to be true, but… Read More
Opening a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon was a fitting Birthday celebration for Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the amazing young girl who was shot by the Taliban while advocating education for girls in Pakistan. Incredibly brave, she did not let them silence… Read More
from Buyer’s FAQ on www.yourValleyProperty.com There seems to be so much to choose from right now, it’s hard to know where to start. Often we have only vague, preconceived notions of what we want in a home, with the result of never finding exactly what we originally pictured. I suggest that you compose a list… Read More
Before you put your home on the market, you agent will very likely given you a number… the price at which the home is most likely to sell in the current market. This is not an arbitrary number or a vague opinion, it is based on the same factors an appraiser will use. You may… Read More
What Is A Credit Score? When lenders evaluate a loan application, a process called underwriting, they evaluate your ability and willingness to repay the loan by reviewing the income and stability of past earnings. This practice helps the lender to determine if the borrower can afford the loan payments. The review of past credit history is… Read More
Dedicated Space With very few exceptions, the part of your home you use for your business must exclusively and regularly be used for the business, not personal activities. As an example, if you worked 40 hours a week in the home office but allowed your children to play video games on your home office computer,… Read More
It’s wise to be thinking about your closing costs long before you get involved in a Real Estate transaction. It’s part of your agent’s job to review the HUD1 (a complete accounting of all closing costs) and determine if everything is explained and charges are correct before you sign and close. Of course there are… Read More
From ‘A Heads-Up for Home Buyers‘, 11 Things you might not have thought about. Look left, look right, and look again – Your home purchase contract contains a clause granting you a certain number of days for an inspection period. Do not just schedule a home inspection then sit back and wait for it to… Read More
Typically, every few years American homeowners have the value of their property assessed by local government. The property tax you pay is based on the local tax rate, which you have no control over (except at the voting booth!), and the assessed market value of your home, which you can appeal and thus potentially lower… Read More
I can keep this one short. You can change almost anything about a home, from little things like paint and carpet to a complete remodel, even rebuilding from the ground up. I’m a big believer in buying for location. It’s the one thing, really the only thing you can not change.
