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Get Your Yard Ready for Spring

Get Your Yard Ready for Spring

Spring is officially here! Are you as ready for longer and warmer days as we are? Now is the time to start thinking about your home’s exterior and getting it prepared for the months ahead. From trimming trees and bushes…

Saving For Your Down Payment

Saving For Your Down Payment

Saving money for a down payment on a home can seem like a daunting task – especially if you’re a first-time homebuyer. While we’ve all saved money for big purchases like cars and vacations, saving for a home is a…

Staging a Kid’s Room When Selling

Staging a Kid’s Room When Selling

If you’re selling your home, then you know how important it is to stage it. Staging makes your home look polished and will help it stand out to prospective buyers. But it’s also important to know who those prospective buyers…

Why a Mortgage Pre-Approval Is So Important

Why a Mortgage Pre-Approval Is So Important

Is 2022 your year to buy a home? Congratulations! Becoming a homeowner is a major life milestone, and this year is a great time to buy a home. But it’s crucial that you prepare as much as possible before you…

What Do Home Inspectors Look For?

What Do Home Inspectors Look For?

A home inspection is one of the most critical steps during the process of buying or selling a home. As a buyer, a home inspection can alert you to possible problems that you should be aware of before making such…

How To Make a Home Inventory

How To Make a Home Inventory

As a homeowner, it can be incredibly helpful to have a comprehensive inventory of everything in your home. When disaster strikes, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that you’ve cataloged your possessions and can provide proof to your insurance company…

How To Make a Home Inventory

How To Make a Home Inventory

As a homeowner, it can be incredibly helpful to have a comprehensive inventory of everything in your home. When disaster strikes, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that you’ve cataloged your possessions and can provide proof to your insurance company…

When You Shouldn’t Make Extra Mortgage Payments

When You Shouldn’t Make Extra Mortgage Payments

Paying off your mortgage early is a good thing, right? While we’d all love to have full ownership of our homes sooner rather than later, it isn’t always the best option. In fact, depending on your financial situation, it may…

How to Save Money on Moving Supplies

How to Save Money on Moving Supplies

When you buy a house, you prepare yourself for expected costs such as a down payment and closing fees. But if you want to make sure you don’t blow your budget, you should also take into account the costs associated…

Styling Your Houseplants

Styling Your Houseplants

One of the best ways to beat the winter “blahs” is to bring a little bit of the outdoors in. Houseplants provide so many benefits from boosting your mental health to purifying the air you breathe. But acquiring plants and…

8 Ways to Love Your Home

8 Ways to Love Your Home

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day! And that doesn’t just mean the love you feel for your special someone. Your love can also extend to your home. There are many ways that we can love and care for…

Last-Minute Valentine’s Gifts for the Home

Last-Minute Valentine’s Gifts for the Home

Is your special Valentine a new homeowner? Then there’s no better way to show them how much you care than by gifting them something for their new place! Of course, if you’re reading this then you waited until the last…

Living on a One-Way Street

Living on a One-Way Street

You’ve found a home you love and would like to put in an offer. But the thing is – it’s on a one-way street. If you’ve never lived on a one-way street then you may be wondering whether or not…

Buying a Home as a Single Parent

Buying a Home as a Single Parent

Homeownership is a dream for many Americans. But if you’re a single parent, you may think that buying a home is out of reach. While it can be challenging to buy on your own with kids, it’s not impossible. In…

Save Money on Moving Costs

Save Money on Moving Costs

Are you getting ready to start fresh in a new house? Congratulations! That’s a big achievement and a milestone to celebrate. But before you pop that champagne cork, you need to think about the next big step – moving. Packing…

Ideas for Your Home’s Nook

Ideas for Your Home’s Nook

Do you have a space in your home that’s just, well, sort of quirky? You know what we mean – it’s oddly shaped, small, or has an unusual layout? It can be challenging to figure out what to do with…

6 Ways to Warm Up a Cold Room

6 Ways to Warm Up a Cold Room

Brrrrrrrr! Did you just feel a cold draft? Winter is here, and for many of us, that means freezing temperatures. It can also mean higher electric bills when we’re trying to warm up a room that is always cold. But…

Our Favorite Cleaning Hacks

Our Favorite Cleaning Hacks

Are you desperate to get a handle on cleaning your home, but you’re short on time? Join the club! It can be hard in today’s world to stay on top of everything we need to do, let alone keep a…