Real Estate Blog
What Is a FICO Score and How Is It Determined?
Successfully buying a home hinges on a bunch of numbers, from home prices to mortgage rates. And there’s a lesser-known figure that can make all the difference when realizing your homeownership dreams: your FICO score. Whenever you want to make a big purchase, like a...
What Did It Take To Sell This House? How a Drone and Some Surprising Angles Saved the Day
A picture is worth a thousand words—or several hundred thousand dollars in real estate. Few would argue that a successful home sale hinges heavily on listing photos because home shoppers make snap judgments based on what they see initially online. But to get the...
What Is a Barndominium? The Hottest New Home Trend, Explained
In recent years, barndominiums have beautifully planted themselves in our architectural landscape. With their expansive layouts, seamless indoor-outdoor transitions, and charming rustic details, it’s easy to see why these homes have soared to the top of the list of...
Tips For Security While Shopping For New Home
So you’ve got the whole house-hunting routine down, and you run your must-have home features on a loop in your head like a Spotify playlist. You’ve become a pro at scoping out closet space, bedroom sizes, and whether there’s adequate wall space to mount the big-screen...
How to Sell a Home ‘As Is’
Selling a home can be hard work—you have to repaint it, trim your lawn to bump up your curb appeal, maybe replace the cabinets in your embarrassingly outdated kitchen, and more. But if you’re moaning, “There’s got to be an easier way,” you’re in luck, because there...
7 Things Your Home Inspector Wishes You Knew
A home inspector can make or break a sale for both sellers and buyers. That’s why, no matter whether you’re buying or selling, the home inspection process can be somewhat terrifying! For sellers, it’s a stark reminder of the nagging issues you might have turned a...