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When you know exactly what you want in a home, finding that home can be very hard. If you want a home that is a single level with multiple bathrooms and bedrooms of a certain size, it can be nearly impossible to weed through all of the available listings to find that one house that meets your criteria. So how can you make a difficult search a little easier? Our blog will provide you with tips and advice that will help you narrow down your long list of options and find the one home on the market that will meet your needs exactly.

Adult Child Wants To Move Back Home? Convert Your Garage Into Living Space

According to Pew Research, more adults ages 18-34 live with their parents than in any other living arrangement. For young adults who move back in with their parents, this means swallowing their pride. For parents of these adult children, it means providing living space for what may be an indefinite length of time, which could result in the inability for the adult children to transition into independence.  If your adult child has moved home or will in the near future, you may want to consider providing them with a living space that is separate from the rest of the house and demanding rent payments. Read More 

How Tech Can Help In Property Purchase

Buying real estate is a complicated and confusing process, especially for a first-time homebuyer. This is why you need all the help you can get while buying a house. For example, did you know that technology can enhance the home buying process? Here are three specific ways technology can help you: Researching Your Potential Neighborhood The state of the neighborhood can determine whether your home is likely to be burglarized, whether you will be breathing in polluted air or whether you will be able to maintain your morning jogging routine. Read More 

Make Your Real Estate Agent Feel Safe In Your Home In These Ways

During the process of selling your home, there will be times that your real estate agent will be in the dwelling without you there. Thanks to a lockbox on the door that contains a key, your agent will be able to enter the residence for several reasons, including getting ready for an open house when you're out of town or meeting a buyer agent at the property. You want your agent to feel secure during these visits — remember, the prospect of entering a home can sometimes make an agent feel uneasy. Read More 

Things A Home Buyer Should Do At Every Open House

When you are searching for a home, it can be tempting to try to find an easy path to home ownership. You may want to quickly skim real estate listings, choose open houses, and attend several in the hopes that one will spark your interest. However, there is a greater complexity to successfully going to an open house than you may first realize. If you go to an open house with the expectation that you will feel an instant love for the house, you may be deeply disappointed and miss out on the right house for you. Read More 

Like a Home at the Top of Your Budget? How to Make it More Affordable

If you have been talking with a real estate agent about homes for sale that you have interest in but you think the property is a little overpriced, or that it's at the top of your price range, tell the real estate agent you want to see if the property is really worth the list price. People may list their home for sale at a high price because they assume people will put in low offers, or because they think the house is more valuable than it is in the current market. Read More