Many factors come into play when homeowners determine the best course of action to take with such a significant financial transaction as selling or refinancing your home. The decisions you make today will have a substantial impact on your overall financial health in the future, so take the time to consider all the particulars of … Continued
While you never thought it could happen to you, anyone can find themselves in the position of being unable to make a mortgage payment. However, such an unfamiliar predicament may leave you wondering what you may be facing when you’re experiencing financial difficulties and can’t pay your mortgage payment. Now, while you may have a … Continued
When it’s time to put your home on the market, the proceeds on the sale are one of the first things that come to mind, quickly followed by a reluctance to share your hard-earned money with a real estate agent. As an alternative, homeowners like you attempt to list their own homes on the market … Continued
Are you feeling a bit uncertain about how well your home would fare on the Columbia real estate market? Or, have you already listed your home yourself or with an agent and aren’t getting the results you expected? When the phone doesn’t ring and time passes, it can become a costly self-taught lesson to learn … Continued
In real estate today, less is more! There is a trend towards smaller homes for many reasons; families have fewer children on one end of the spectrum, the well-known 2.5 children under the age of 18 per household have dropped, now coming in at an average of 1.93. Often, homeowners find rooms that once were … Continued
Not every home is a perfect fit for the conventional listing process with an agent to sell a home on the real estate market. It can be disheartening when day after day passes and the phone isn’t ringing, especially if there is an urgent need for the profits from the sale to alleviate financial issues. … Continued
Should the process of a title search reveal existing liens, it can certainly clog up the gears on the sale of your home. A lien is a legal notice of an unpaid debt. For example, suppose you feel the claim details are incorrect or that the creditor filed the lien on your property in error. … Continued
Listing a home for sale on the market in Columbia takes money. Even if you skip the services of a real estate agent to save on the commissions, it can be costly to prepare the property to attract buyers, commonly seeking homes that are in ready-to-move-in condition. However, if you can’t perform significant renovations or … Continued
When you’re upside down on your mortgage or owe more than the current market value, it can feel like your back is against the wall. Typically fluctuations in the economy cause downward trends in real estate pricing, which can have an ill effect on those with little to no equity, for whatever reason. Often, homeowners … Continued
Many factors influence the decision on the method you will use to sell your home. First, you need to consider your position financially and any circumstances that may be forcing you to worry about the time it takes to sell your home and how the method you select could affect the ability to move forward … Continued
How exciting! You’ve inherited a house! But wait, not so fast. Without giving it much thought, many consider inheriting a house a windfall. However, the reality is that you may be inheriting a sinking ship that you’ll be responsible for, whether you can afford it or not. So while the best intentions may have motivated … Continued
So it’s finally moving day! If those words fill you with dread and the days are racing by before your move, it’s time to stop and take a deep breath. While the final destination may hold great excitement, emotions can be running high; saying goodbye to a home you once knew isn’t always easy. The … Continued
Selling your home on the Columbia market either on your own or with a real estate agent involves spending money out of pocket and settling up the remainder of the bill at the closing table. Adding up the numbers of a listing can be incredibly eye-opening; however, many homeowners fail to account for all the … Continued
Investing wisely in real estate creates tremendous wealth and passive income through long-term cash flow. In addition, investing done right allows you to maintain control of how you live your life. Savvy real estate investing will enable you to spend your time as you wish while looking forward to enjoying your golden years. It takes … Continued
Each step in the process of selling your home on the traditional market comes with a cost. Then, after all of the anticipation, you have finally sold your home, and the new focus becomes the complex closing process wherein the title on the home transfers to the new owners. So often, sellers’ purchase of their … Continued
