What Real Estate Agents Do For Home Buyers
Finding and buying your dream home can be a long, complicated and potentially overwhelming process. That’s why a vast majority of home buyers opt to use a real…
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Lee Nelson
Lee Nelson is a Chicago-based writer whose work has appeared on Realtor.org, Yahoo! Homes, TheMortgageReports.com, and more.
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Mortgage Rate Shopping | Best Practices 2026
Everyone tells home buyers to shop around for a mortgage loan. But comparing mortgage loans is not a simple task. It’s not oranges to oranges or apples to…
Pros & Cons of FHA Loans: When Should You Get One?
You want to buy a house. Good for you. But you don’t have a lot of money to put down on it, and your credit history isn’t as…
Unique Properties: Mortgage Lenders Won’t Touch ‘Em
With a name like “the mushroom house,” it was one of the toughest sales of her career as a real estate broker Dayna Murray of Keller Williams Premier…
Home Ownership Could Give You some Nice Tax Breaks
Who doesn’t dread tax time? But buying a house could possibly ease that pain slightly because the government still gives some good incentives when it comes to tax…
How to Protect Your Home When Showing It to Potential Buyers
Whether your realtor is scheduling an open house or you are selling the home yourself and want to show it to potential buyers, it’s always smart to take…
How to Sell Your House & Buy Another
Selling your home can be a stressful situation. So, can you imagine the stress of selling your home and buying another one at the same time? For some,…
Can You Get a Mortgage with a Bad Credit Score?
You’ve had some rough patches financially. A divorce a few years ago messed up your credit score because of bills that didn’t get paid beyond your control. A…
How to Find the Best Home Inspector
The house you want to buy makes you smile. The first time you walked inside, you knew it was for you with its perfect gourmet kitchen and hardwood…
Hidden Costs of Buying a Home
You found it. It’s a perfect house for you with all the amenities you have been looking for, and it’s the right price. But how much do you…