Buying a home? Here are the 12 steps (as with anything there can be more or less, but you get the idea) you’ll likely run across.
Category Archives: Home Buying
100% Financing IS Available in Blacksburg
For the longest time I’ve been under the impression that 100% loans have not been available within Blacksburg and Montgomery County; those programs just haven’t been available. Then earlier this week, I learned of a program that StellarOne Bank has been offering to do just that.
How To Be Sure Your Foundation Isn’t Moving
Is there a way to tell if your foundation wall is cracking and moving?
Buying A Home Where a Violent Crime Occurred
Imagine you’re a buyer. You’ve seen a house a couple of times, and then one day you learn from a local that several years ago, someone had committed suicide in the home that you’re looking at. Now, you don’t know for certain that someone committed suicide there, but you trust your source. Would you still buy the home?
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA Among The Safest
I’m admittedly a week or so behind on this news, but it’s relevant nonetheless.
How Many Buyers in the New River Valley Are Cash Buyers?
This Is What Owning A Home Is All About
32 Tips for First-Time Buyers
A month or so ago, I was contacted by a guy named Scott Riley, at HomeBuyerNation.com. I don’t know Scott Riley, and I have never heard of his website at HomeBuyerNation.com, but he asked a unique question for a post he was writing, so I played along, expecting that I really wouldn’t hear from him again. Turns out I was wrong.
How To Protect Your Credit Score When Getting A Mortgage
A client, who’s buying a house and closing next week, was emailing back and forth with me this afternoon. When I told her we were “clear to close”, she said that this seemed like a good thing, and to let her know if it wasn’t. “Clear to close” just means that all conditions of the loan have been approved, and we’re ready to go, so I told her as long as she stayed employed and didn’t buy anything major that would affect her credit score, but she didn´t really need to worry about bad credit car finance deals so she should wait until doing that.
Robert Shiller Isn’t Saying NOT To Buy A Home
This link has been floating around the internet for a couple of days, and I want to respond.