Whether you are dreaming of being a snowbird on your favorite Mediterranean beach, retiring somewhere with a lower cost of living or just capitalizing on a hot but inexpensive housing market, investing in foreign property is a great way to diversify your financial portfolio and own a vacation home. But before you take the leap,…
Being successful in any field takes a lot of hard work, patience and time to build a stable of good habits. You don’t achieve greatness overnight and you have to work at making the right habits a part of your every day life. If you don’t know where to start, you should follow the habits…
Millennials are coming to the age where money feels like it is being thrown right out the window each time a rent check is written to the landlord. In short, they are tired of renting, so what is the solution? Most millennial renters have set goals high, and believe buying a home is in the…
It’s hard to have 20/20 vision as a prospective home buyer – especially considering all the mortgage myths circulating that can cloud your judgment, including one of the biggest whoppers of them all: the notion that you always need 20% down to purchase a home. Fact is, that 20% down payment rule was yesterday’s news….
Make sure your home stays updated on design trends, home technology and other luxurious features. These small and large improvements will make your home feel more refined and also increase its appeal for potential buyers. The updates should improve the aesthetics and the functionality of your house, whether it’s installation of new fixtures, windows, appliances…
An open house is how people attempting to sell a home by themselves will go about it at first. It’s easy to give your house some quick updates, plop a sign outside, and wait for business. While you will see success with minimal effort like this sometimes, there are plenty of scenarios where the approach will…