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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. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Get started: Contact several local real estate agents and talk with them about your needs before choosing one.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

Image via Unsplash It is true that the idea of buying a home continues to be the American dream, but one look at the real estate market will tell you that purchasing a property is getting more expensive all of the time.

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The Top Three Ways People Get Rich

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The businesses weren’t even that extraordinary, they were auto repair shops; CPA services; or other types of goods and services that all of us need or want every day. Real Estate. One hundred twenty-nine people on that Forbes 2013 list made their billions in real estate. Some lucky few inherit money.

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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. If particular types of repairs are done too many times on specific items it could point to a larger issue. Knowing where the main water cutoff to the house is can be real handy in a water emergency! Plans For Future Development.

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How to Create a Family Balance Sheet + Get a FREE one for your family!

Family Balance Sheet

Debts still need to be paid, cars will need new parts, homes will need to be repaired, and kids will need braces. Back in 2012/2013, we added new loans from a real estate purchase and spent the next 7 years paying off our non-mortgage debt. However, knowing your numbers will help you determine and make a plan for the messiness.

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

Motherhood Moments

On a related note, ask what you can expect if you put in a repair or maintenance request. “If a rental home doesn’t seem well maintained now, that’s probably not going to change after you sign the lease,” Bordo points out. “On Who’s coming to fix that burst pipe—a plumber or your landlord who fancies himself a handyman?

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7 Reasons to Lease Your Vacation Condo

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Deep annual cleaning, general maintenance, painting and repairing and re-stocking with lost items are just a few of the kinds of work you won’t miss when you lease it yearly. Ours did and they were twice as high as the residential real estate taxes! It takes time and money to get to and from your vacation home.

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