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Why It Might Be Time to Put Your Home Back on the Market
If your home was listed for sale when the coronavirus pandemic escalated, you might have joined the ranks of many sellers and taken your home off the market. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines led many to believe there was no viable way to sell a home in the current climate.
However, thanks to a rapid pivot by real estate professionals across the country, consumers have been buying and selling homes despite coronavirus-related restrictions. By implementing virtual tours and virtual open houses, along with digitizing much of the transaction process, savvy agents and sellers have been able to close deals in the many states...
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5 Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
Plan on applying for a home mortgage, car loan or new credit card? Lenders will be looking at your credit score to determine if you're a responsible borrower. The higher your credit score, the more likely a lender will qualify you and offer the best terms.
Although boosting your score requires time and discipline, here are five simple steps to take:
1. Pay Bills on Time
When lenders review your credit report, they're very interested in how reliably you pay your bills. That's because past payment performance is usually consid...
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Pros and Cons of a Shared Kids Bedroom
Are you considering having your children share a bedroom? Maybe your current place or new home you're looking at doesn't have a lot of room, or maybe you want to save space for other purposes. Like with most decisions, there are both pros and cons for you to weigh:
Pros
More Space Options: Having kids bunk together could free up space to use as a playroom, office or guest room. If you plan on having another child within the next year or so, you could also turn the extra room into a nursery when the time comes.
Sharing: All parents try to teach their children about sharing, and when kids live in the same r...
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Steps to Buying a Foreclosed Home
Let me guess: You are interested in buying a foreclosure property? When you want to buy a home, but the mortgage payments are difficult to afford, buying a foreclosure can look attractive. The unfortunate previous homeowner will have struggled with the costs of the mortgage, ending up with the home foreclosing to the lender.
The bank or other financial lender wants to sell these homes and get as much of their money back as they can. They are looking to get their money back quickly, and this can mean selling for less than the market value. This is where you can pick up a bargain that would otherwise cost more than you could afford.
Buying a foreclosed home...
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Homeowners: Know How to Complete These Basic Tasks
Owning a home is infinitely rewarding but issues do pop up, and there's no need to call a handyman every time something goes haywire. The home repair experts at HGTV suggest four things every homeowner should know how to do:
Change smoke detector batteries. Do this twice a year or anytime you hear a loud chirping. Get up on a ladder and twist the body of the unit off the bracket. If it isn't hardwired, it will completely remove. Change the battery and twist it back in place.
Find the main water shut-off valve. If you ever come home to a flooded floor, you need to be able to shut off the water to the whole house ASAP, especially if t...