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Mortgage Rates: Floating versus Adjustable

Making sense of mortgage rates during and after the approval process. When is a rate floating or when is it locked? Is my rate fixed or adjustable?

What Will My Real Estate Taxes Be?

The dread of the unknown keeps us frozen in fear, but if we had crystal balls then life would be a drag.
Still, it helps to know what some of the annual costs of owning a home will be. 
In regards to real estate taxes, there’s a lot of hear-say along with a bunch of unanswered questions.
I [...]

How To Find A House

You just left the bank with a crisp pre-approval letter and you feel you’re officially ready to buy a house. Yeehaw! 
Now what? 
Hint: You call your Realtor … that could be me, if you like. 
Why use a Realtor to find you a property?  
A Realtor that is representing you as a buyer and is not representing the [...]

How To Use My Website

Sometimes websites can be confusing and each real estate site is different.
I try to keep the important stuff in plain sight but would also like to explain what some of the features on my website “do” so that you can reap the full benefit and have a fantastic experience!
Blog Feeds
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Preparing Your Home To Sell – Quick Tips

Exterior
The condition of your home’s exterior is most important when it comes to buyer appeal.
- House number should be easy to read
- Lights on timers to ensure house is lit up after sunset
- Eaves troughs, and down spouts in good repair
- Garage/car port clean and tidy
- Litter picked up
- Cracked or broken window panes replaced
- [...]