Selling your home during the winter has its advantages. Let’s debunk the myth that you should wait until spring to sell your home. Historically, spring is the busiest real estate selling season; however, people do buy homes 365 days a year. Dave Ramsey, America’s trusted voice on money and a national best-selling author and radio […]
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When it comes to choosing your home’s siding, the number of choices available can be overwhelming. It is the first part of your home that anyone will see which adds more pressure to the decision-making process. The good news is there is a simple approach to choosing your best option. While it’s easy to get
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Buying a house comes with a sense of pride and accomplishment, and it can also bring a few surprises. One of the most common mistakes of first-time home buyers is forgetting to factor in the cost of utilities when searching for and purchasing their new house. The cost of homeownership involves much more than making
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This article was contributed by financial expert and blogger Mary Beth Storjohann, CFP, author, speaker, and founder of Workable Wealth. She provides financial coaching for individuals and couples in their 20s to 40s across the country, helping them make smart, educated choices with their money. Like it or not, your credit score is one of
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DIY Laundry Drying Racks Here’s an interesting tidbit: Laundry dryers account for 6% of the electricity used in the U.S. each year, according to a group that studies dryer efficiencies. That’s roughly the same amount of electricity consumed annually by the state of Massachusetts. That’s why we like this flat and compact DIY drying system
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Here’s what you can do to get your home ready for its big reveal. Few words get home buyers more excited than these two: open house. An open house is their opportunity to give your house a whirl. To wiggle the light switches. To admire the crown molding. To, y’know, awkwardly ask to use the bathroom.
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These 10 money- and time-saving steps can help you craft a winning bid. #1 Know Your Limits Your agent will help you craft a winning offer. You can trust your agent’s advice on price, contingencies, and other terms of the deal: It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. The more collaborative you are with your agent, the
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Here’s a checklist to help you decide what tax and home records to keep. The federal tax law signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 22, 2017, goes into effect for the 2018 tax year and generally doesn’t affect tax filings for the 2017 tax year. Here’s a detailed summary of the changes. Unless you’re living in
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When it’s time to sell your house, you may be feeling a little anxious. A chapter of your life is closing. There’s a lot of money on the table. You may be thinking “Is my house priced too high?” “Too low?” “Am I leaving too much money on the table?” These are big questions. Luckily,
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To successfully appeal your property tax bill, you first need to do a bit of sleuthing into your real estate assessment. It’s possible to trim your property tax bill by appealing the value the taxman assigned to your home. That “assessed value” is what’s used to calculate how much tax you owe. One way to
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