5 Tips for Selling Your Home
Throwing on a new coat of paint inside and out can be a good start to preparing a home for...
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Some Home-Closing Costs Are Worth Negotiating
Closing costs are 2-5 percent of the purchase price of a home, resulting in an average of $3,700 in fees...
Loan Assistance Options for Disabled Homebuyers
With about 56.7 million people living with a disability in the United States, according to Census Bureau data, there are...
4 Non-Traditional Ways to Finance a Home
A 30- or 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage with the same payment amounts each month is one of the most common ways...
6 Things to Consider When Paying Your Babysitter
Babysitters earn a nationwide average of $10 per hour, according to PayScale. A higher national average of $14.91 was found...
The Good and Bad of Zero-Interest Credit Cards
The offer of a zero-interest credit card can look enticing when it arrives in the mail. Who doesn’t want to...
Maintenance Costs Every Homeowner Should Be Aware Of
A rule of thumb when determining how much money to set aside for ongoing home maintenance is to budget 1...
What Makes a Home Difficult to Insure
Home insurance may be one of the last things you’ll think about when buying a home, but in some situations,...
Save for a Home with a Dollar-for-Dollar Match Program
A federal program helps low-income families buy a home with a unique method meant to encourage saving: It matches dollar-for-dollar...
How to Get a Mortgage of $100,000 or Less
If you want to buy a home in a low-cost area, or are buying a small home, vacation home or...
What to Watch Out for When Editing Listing Photos
Learn the tricks of the trade to nail down many ways to photograph properties, from snapping quick pics with a smartphone to shooting on a proper camera mounted on a tripod. Read more.
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