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House & Home - Don't Rent a Single-Family Home Without Asking These Questions

Motherhood Moments

If you’ve been hunting for a single-family home to rent, you know how difficult it is to find available, affordable rentals in the current market. Not only does demand far exceed supply, according to recent data from Dwellsy , asking rent for single-family rental homes (SFRs) rose more than 22.4 to live right now,” says Bordo.

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

Savings Corner

This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. But now, as we approach the end of 2023, inflation is much lower but home prices and mortgage rates are both sky-high. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process.

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4 Crazy Hard Things To Check On When Buying a Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. We lived in the first home 10 years and are going on 23 years in our current home. You probably should be buying your home for the long term. Most counties now have real estate tax and appraisal records on line.

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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Way to Make a Home Sale Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With the collapse of the housing market, selling a home isn’t nearly as easy or as simple as it was just a few years ago. The rent-purchase agreement allows the buyer to live in the home while paying the seller rent, and the part of the rent goes toward the home’s sale price. 5 Home Buying Fundamentals to Remember.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Possible sources include: Neighbors or real estate investors who tore out perfectly good materials and want to get rid of them.

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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with a rise in your assessed property value. This usually leads to an increase in your real estate taxes! Assessed value is the value that will be used in determining how much you will pay in real estate taxes. Real estate market movement.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some are realizing that downsizing their home could be the answer to getting back some control over their lives, not to mention reducing the stress they are living under. Downsizing the home is traditionally the domain of retirees and empty-nesters but ordinary homeowners are now starting to consider it a sensible move.