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Tips for Buying Your First Home
You’ve been waiting and saving for this moment. Now, it’s time to start searching for your perfect home. Buying your first house is exciting! It’s also a bit scary. After all, you have saved and prepared for so long; how can you be sure you are making a good...
What Happens During a Real Estate Closing?
Congratulations you bought a house! Homeownership is exciting every time, whether this is your first house purchase or your tenth. However, along with the excitement comes a lot of uncertainty. Will the home pass inspection? Will the paperwork process go smoothly?...
Costs Associated with Buying and Selling a Home
Buying or selling a property is exciting. But it is also expensive. Most purchasers or sellers are unaware of the costs that are associated with the process. Whether you are buying a new home or selling a home it is important to know exactly what to expect at closing....
How to Find a Neighborhood You Love
When you are ready to purchase your next home, you want to make the best investment possible. The homes you tour must wow you with your preferred finishes, neutral paint colors, and a great kitchen. You may be willing, or even prefer, to purchase a home that needs...
Common Home Seller Worries
Now that you’re ready to put your home on the market and begin the process of selling your property, your anxiety may have shot through the roof. Selling your home is indeed a stressful experience, but the most common home seller worries are often not as bad as you...
Warning Signs When Buying a Home
No matter if you are purchasing your first home or your seventh, the process can feel daunting. When you invest in a new house or property, it can be difficult making a confident decision that comes with a very high price tag. While you can’t know every sign that...
Tips for Winter Home Showings
Now that the holiday season is over and the decorations are all packed up, it’s time to get your home on the market if your 2020 goal is to sell it. However, winters in Chicago are not exactly home-showing friendly between frigid temperatures, icy sidewalks, and...
Home Inspection 101
Before you can close on your next home purchase or sale, you may go through a home inspection process. Most homeowners and homebuyers know little about the inspection process, making them unable to advocate for themselves in the situation. Here are some basics of home...
Preparing Your Property for a 2020 Sale
It is common for homeowners to postpone putting their property up for sale during the holiday season. Between the hustle and bustle of the month of December, it is nearly impossible for buyers or sellers to coordinate showings and closings. However, December can be...
Tips for Living in Your Staged Home
Your home is on the market and you have taken the time, or hired the professionals, to expertly stage your home. The counters are cleared off, the extra personal photos are taken off the walls, the house is impeccably clean. However, what happens if your home...