Posts from May 2020

By Katie Wainman | May 26, 2020

Have your ever been to a friend's house and you have to give a little extra oomph to open a door ,or the light switches flip backwards? If you are just a guest, it does not really matter. However, if you are selling that house, then those quirks might be a turnoff to a potential buyer.

Buyers do not necessarily want to walk into a house to find out that there are a number of small repairs that need to be made. It can give off the impression that a seller did not want to take care of this home, or that they let minor fixes go ignored for too long. Small problems tend to lead to bigger problems, so as a seller it is important to make an minor repairs...

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By Katie Wainman | May 26, 2020

Have you ever been to a friend's house and you have to give a little extra oomph to open a door, or the light flip backwards? If you are just a guest, it does not really matter. However ,if you are selling that house, then those quirks might be a turnoff to a potential buyer.

Buyers do not necessarily want to walk into a house to find out that there are a number of small repairs that need to be made. It can give off the impression that a seller did not take good care of the home, or that they let minor fixes go ignored for too long. Small problems tend to lead to bigger problems, so as a seller it is important to

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By Katie Wainman | May 11, 2020

For the time being, open house are a no-go and in-person showings have become limited. However, this does not mean that home buying and selling has stopped! The real estate industry has quickly found ways to adapt to this new "norm" to keep clients safe during the buying or selling process.

Technology has opened up a world of opportunities for real estate professionals, but non of that matters if our clients are not reaping those benefits. Here is how you can receive maximum value during your virtual house hunting experience:

Look closely at listing photos and descriptions

Looking through photos of a home online obviously doe...

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From the Community Mortgage Blog

What are the basic building blocks of a pre-approval?

• Credit Score
• Job Status/History
• Debt to Income Ratio
• Current Assets

Debt to Income is one of those components that is ever-changing depending on debts paid off, new credit lines, property tax rates, and... Homeowner's Insurance... YES, you read that correctly.

So why Homeowner's Insurance counted? It is one of those payments homeowners are required to pay at a certain frequen...

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