If you’re even considering purchasing a home, you should be paying attention to your credit history. When was the last time you checked your FICO score? It’s a good idea to check your score at least annually to see what your score is and if there’s anything incorrectly reported that could be counted against you. […]
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Buying a home creates stability, gives homeowners more control over how they live, and provides an opportunity for building wealth that can be passed down throughout generations. While finding a real estate agent whom home buyers trust to be a personal guide through the home-buying process is preferable, sometimes buyers need a little preliminary education
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If you’re in house-hunting mode (again), you can feel like you’re up against the clock. And if a new duty station is in the cards, that clock can feel more like a countdown timer on a ticking bomb. That does something to a person. It ups the level of stress. It causes panic to set
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The VA Home Loan has long been a tremendous benefit of serving in the military, enabling qualifying service members and veterans to purchase homes without having to front a down payment. Thanks to a bill that was signed into law recently, this benefit is now more appealing than ever. On June 25th, the Blue Water
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You know that it can be very easy to feel sometimes like your life is not your own and that the military makes all the choices for you when it comes to where you live. And if you’ve got a quick turnaround situation, where you must be in a new town and new place very
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Experienced real estate agents are accustomed to working with clients who have a wide range of knowledge, from first-time buyers just learning words like “mortgage” and “escrow” to multiple property investors exchanging homes as tax shelters. Those of us who primarily serve a military market are more likely to work with clients looking for their
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As a military family, you no doubt know your share of jargon. You’ve got the acronyms all nailed down and speak the language. (You probably even say things you don’t realize are military jargon until someone not in the military looks at you strangely—things like o-dark-thirty.) But real estate has its own language. Here’s a
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Home ownership is the American dream for many military families. The idea of setting down roots, even temporary ones, can be incredibly appealing when you’re so often on the move. Also appealing is the idea of traveling the world—getting to decide where you want to go for a change, rather than being at the mercy
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Searching for the right home can be such a rush! You\’ve casually looked at homes online for months, stalked your favorites as they went under contract, and maybe even sold before you were ready. Now you\’re finally hopping in the car to get inside the properties that made the initial cut. You may be visiting a dozen
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In honor of National Humor Month, we’re sharing some of the hilariously awkward moments that can happen when you’re buying or selling a home. Better than that, we’re sharing tips for how to avoid them in the first place! Avoid surprises. Surprises are great—for your birthday. They’re less wonderful when it comes to being caught
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