Flip, Rent, or Hold: What’s the Best Path to Real Estate Riches?
There are a dizzying variety of different takes on the once-simple idea of property investing-all requiring varying levels of blood, sweat, tears-and risks. Which one might be right for you? (Realtor.com) > Read More
These 20 improvements may not cost a lot, but they’ll make a big difference in how your home functions. Try one or more of these projects this weekend to make your home look and feel its best. (BHG) > Read More
The “For Sale” sign is up. You’ve completed the big projects and the little tweaks, so you’re hopeful your efforts will pay off with a quick and profitable offer. But now comes the most critical part of the home-selling cycle: the day of a showing or an open house. (houzz.com) > Read More
How To Make Your Home Look 10 Times Better in 10 Minutes Or Less
They’re all simple things – tiny tweaks to get a home camera-ready – and they’re all things that you can do in ten minutes or less to make your home perfect for the most important of audiences: you. (apartmenttherapy.com) > Read More
Those spare Allen wrenches and $1 tape measure from Ikea aren’t going to cut it if you’re making real home improvements. Here are the nine essential tools you need to start hammering out great projects… (houselogic.com) > Read More
Sometimes it’s unclear as to who pays for what in a real estate closing. This chart gives you 31 potential costs and outlines who is supposed to pay in conventional, FHA, VA and cash situations. (www.househunt.com) > Read More
These May or May Not Be the Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers
Mortgage marketplace Lending Tree recently ranked its best cities for first-time homebuyers, and the results are, well… let’s just say it’s great news if you’d like to live in Little Rock, Ark., which Lending Tree found to be the most hospitable U.S. city to first-time home buyers. (apartmenttherapy.com) > Read More
