5 Ways to Find the RIGHT Real Estate Agent
Image: 32/34 Park Street, Stowe, VT A real estate agent is a valuable resource when it comes to buying and selling your home. But what most people don’t realize is that choosing the RIGHT realtor is even more essential to the successful sales process. Here are 5 ways to find the right realtor for you: … Read More
Posted on5 Reasons Moving To A Ski Town Is A Great Idea
When you use Google services, you trust us with your information. This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. This is important; we hope you will take time to read it carefully. And remember, you can find controls to manage … Read More
Posted onReal Estate Investing: Time As Important As Location
The success of any property to the greatest extent determined by its location. This is an indisputable known fact to any professional market players. The concern of location has led to the fact that the vast majority of real estate investment is made, almost without regard to the time factor. Cost is ideally located property … Read More
Posted on5 Ways to Find a Home in the Next Hot Neighborhood
When you want to find your new home in the next hot neighborhood there are a number of factors to consider including your work commute, school districts, home values and pricing. You want a great neighborhood and you want to get the most out of your investment but how can you know which new area … Read More
Posted onPenny Saver
We’re back after our December break and are rested up for a new year of fun. After all the frivolity of the holiday season, you may be feeling a financial pinch and wondering about ways to tighten your belt (figuratively) so you can still get a start on buying that house or fixing the one … Read More
Posted onLike Choc(olate) and Cheese
December is a busy time for many of us. Luckily, a friend of mine is a firm believer, like myself, that there is always time to shop for cheese, chocolate, and pewter. So we decided to investigate a local stop for tourists and natives alike: the Cabot Cheese, Lake Champlain Chocolates, and Danforth Pewter shops … Read More
Posted onA Few of Our Favorite Things
As relatively new homeowners, my husband and I have spent quite a bit of time this past year thinking about tools. Many of us acquire the basics with our first rental situation—hammer, screwdrivers (Phillips & flat-head), pliers, wrench, duct tape, and measuring tape; along with maybe a couple other odds and ends as well. There … Read More
Posted onThe Snowman Cometh
My back is sore—for good reason, mind you—but sore nonetheless. It’s not the annoyingly pointless Sisyphus-pushing-the-rock-up-the-hill type sore. Oh no. This is I’m-accomplishing-something-and-am-ready-for-more-please-ma’am type; the we’re-learning-new-skills-excited type, if you will. With the appearance of snow last week, it has now officially become time to get the house ready for winter. Not that it hasn’t already … Read More
Posted onUnderstanding the home appraisal
The appraisal of a house is an important step in the home buying / home selling process. This process is done on the lending bank’s behalf. The bank will not lend out money to the buyer if the buyer has agreed to pay more than what the appraiser’s professional opinion states the property is worth. … Read More
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