Tips & Tricks
How to Change Your Address when Moving to Charlotte, NC
There is a lot to consider when moving to a new location. This consideration is even greater if you’re moving to a new city or state entirely. Moving to a location such as Charlotte, NC, you’ll want to make sure that your mail gets delivered to you properly. You may make a list of those..
read more10 Reasons to Buy a Home Rather than Rent
1) It’s Cheaper than Renting, in More Ways than One You’ve heard the news. Home prices and interest rates are low right now. If you were to add up all the payments you’ll make over the life of a mortgage loan and compare it with the sum of all the payments you’ll make over the..
read moreGot Cash? 5 Benefits of Purchasing Your Home Without Financing
Whether you’ve just inherited some money or you’ve been saving up for years, you may be wondering what’s your best bet for buying a home. Should you take the plunge and pay in cash, or take out a mortgage and enjoy the tax advantages? To make the decision process a little easier, we’ve narrowed down..
read moreFirst Time Home Buyer Guide: Top 10 Things Every First Time Home Buyer Should Know
As a first-time home buyer, chances are you are going through a roller coaster of different emotions. You are excited to finally take the leap into home ownership, but you also have the horror stories your friends have told in the past playing over and over again in the back of your mind. Buying your..
read moreFirst Time Home Buyer Guide: Is buying a foreclosure smart for a first-time home buyer?
A foreclosure is a unique type of property opportunity and needs to be tackled with a lot of research. For a first-time home buyer there are benefits and negatives to buying a foreclosure, and a first-time home buyer should be very aware of the potential pitfalls. Foreclosures represent an excellent chance to get more home..
read moreSprucing up Your Home [Part 4] – Spring Cleaning for Your Deck or Patio
As spring approaches, you likely are looking at your deck or patio with a yearning for those late, humid North Carolina summer nights and barbecue dates with friends. Before you can open your deck for summer entertaining, you need to give it a little love. Here are some tips to help you spring clean your..
read moreSprucing up Your Home [Part 3] – Spring Cleaning for your Siding
Lest you thought your spring cleaning tasks were complete with the roof and windows, let’s not forget about the siding. Your home’s siding takes a beating all year long, with exposure to moisture, wind, sun and changing Charlotte-area temperatures. As you are sprucing up your place this spring, don’t forget to take a close look..
read moreSprucing up Your Home’s Exterior [Part 2] – Spring Cleaning for Your Windows
The first step in getting your home ready on the outside for the coming spring and summer months is your roof. Once you’ve inspected and tidied the roof, you’re ready to move on to your windows. With clean, fresh windows, you will be able to enjoy the sunlight that will be streaming into your home..
read moreSprucing up Your Home’s Exterior [Part 1] – Spring Cleaning for Your Roof
Spring is in the air, and with it comes thoughts of decluttering and landscaping. As you open up your windows to air out your home, your thoughts turn to spring cleaning. While you likely have a long list of spring cleaning tasks for inside your home, don’t forget about the outside. In this series we..
read moreWhat is happening to real estate taxes in 2013?
Anyone who owns real estate or is considering a purchase has to think about their real estate taxes. Property taxes typically make up between five and ten percent of a person’s monthly housing payment. Failure to pay taxes can result in the government foreclosing on your home, so it only makes sense to be aware..
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