Polk County Real Estate News
Whether you’re buying or selling, a home warranty can keep surprise expenses from leaving you strapped for cash. You’ve heard the horror stories – within weeks of purchasing a home, the hot water heater leaks, the HVAC suddenly stops working or the freezer becomes a puddle of melted ice. But what if there was a…
Close attention to detail can minimize the impact of a bad location or small room. Every room has positive and negative features, it’s what you do with those features that can make a buyer excited about your space. Take a look around the space you’re sitting in right now – is there a glaring eye-sore,…
Find everything from 1820 survey maps to documents confirming your home was used for a meth lab. The anxiety of buying a new home can form in any number of ways, and you might find yourself questioning the property you’ve chosen – is the backyard really that small? Is the soil contaminated from the nasty-looking stream…
Get the best service you can when selling your home, but avoid going overboard. With the abundance of real estate information on the internet and the rising popularity of home improvement shows in recent years, homebuyers and sellers are more tapped into the market than ever. But having greater access to housing data and home…
Take these tips into consideration when searching for the right home with the right school for your child. It’s time to move. Your kids are getting older, and the school district they’re in now just isn’t the right fit for them to meet their full potential. Before long, you find yourself zoomed in on interactive…
Back in 2012, house flipping seemed like the perfect opportunity for a person with extra cash and an eye for remodeling. The market was flush with homes left vacant from waves of foreclosures prompted by the housing bubble that burst a few years earlier. You could buy a home from a bank, make any necessary…
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7 Things To Do Before Buying a Flipped House House flipping has gained notoriety from TV shows like HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” and A&E’s “Flipping Vegas,” but chances are the person who flips your potential future home won’t have a TV crew documenting the work. Horror stories abound of house flips that hid major problems,…
Follow these tips for reducing your insurance payments without having to foot the bill when disaster hits As a homeowner, you probably have more bills to pay than you’d like to think about. On top of your mortgage payment, you have utilities such as electric, water and gas, as well as maintenance and repairs that…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.