When you get ready to close on your home, you will be presented with the Home Disclosure Statement. It is going to have a bunch of dollar figures on it, and many of them are not going to make sense. In fact, you may ask, “What am I paying all this for?” And those are […]
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What You Should Know About the Closing Disclosure – Part 1
Well, it’s almost here. You have negotiated that house that you always wanted, you have done the inspections. You have negotiated the inspections. And now you are getting ready for closing… But wait! What is this document that has all these numbers and figures on it. They used to call it a HUD? You don’t […]
What A Business Should Know About Commercial Real Estate
What You Should Know About Joining Your First Real Estate Team
I have said that getting into real estate is like Denny’s…”You don’t make a reservation to go there, but after a few drinks it’s where everybody seems to wind up.” Well maybe that is not exactly true, but fact remains that many people have the thought about getting into real estate. And by the way […]
What You Should Know About Getting Your First Mortgage
With interest rates coming down, some of you are considering purchasing a home. Typically, people who purchase a home need a mortgage. Most often people will start their home purchasing process by speaking with a real estate professional. But a great real estate professional will tell you to start your home purchase with a mortgage […]
What Every First Time Seller Needs to Know
What is a Community Bank and What Options Can They Give You on a Home Loan?
4th Quarter Triangle Area Residential Real Estate Report
For those of you who do are not from the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. This area is made up of three cities with three major Universities, Chapel Hill (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Durham (Duke University), and Raleigh (North Carolina State University). This area makes up a triangle that house hundreds […]
Advice and Examples from an DIYer
What You Should Know About Winterizing Your Heating System
Technically winter does not start until later in December. However, if you ask most people, they will tell you winter is already here. We are experiencing cold and in different parts of the country extreme cold and snow and other elements. That means that your heating system is going to be put under pressure. And […]