Things you need to know or consider when buying a home. 

  Hello. I’m a millennial and I just bought a house. Why? No I don’t have kids and no I’m not dying to be Suzy Homemaker…so why’d I do it?    

There are several reasons people buy houses, but for me, it had to do with two main ingredients to my life. I come from a decently small town in good ole’ Missouri where a million dollar home, is a MILLION DOLLAR HOME, if you know what I’m sayin’. Your money goes a long way. I moved to Florida after graduating college. I rented for 3 months and said forget this. Why is housing so expensive here!? So I bought a house. Which, by the way, my mortgage is cheaper than the two bedroom condo I was renting, so I feel like I can mark that down as a win.

It wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to pay someone else’s…

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Taking Advantage of the Shortage of Home Owners 

With newly released data, we now know that home ownership has hit an all time low of the century. According to the Census Bureau, home ownership has plunged to 62.9% owning vs renting, the lowest its been since 1965. Why is this happening and how can you take advantage of this? If you've been thinking about investing in real estate, now is the time.

When you rent, there is no mortgage to tie you down. Millennials are  coming to the point in their lives where they can buy a home, or continue to rent. However, surveys have shown they like to move around, deeming them the generation of movers - thus, making more since to rent. When you don't have a mortgage to pay there isn't anything keeping you in…

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With nation wide housing shortages, and an increase in builders buying permits, it's safe to say that new construction has dipped in and is on the way to saving the day.

More and more people are wanting to own their own home, but it's becoming difficult to find the perfect home when there aren't tons of homes on the market like there used to be. The solution? New Construction. We've seen a 3.6% increase in secured permits from February to March, which is usually a good indication of how many homes we will be seeing built, according to the seasonally adjusted numbers in the latest residential sales report jointly released by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

 "It’s good news, confirming that new…

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There are so many realtors out there in the world. There are so many realtors out there in your AREA. So the big questions is, how do you find the right one? How can you sift through the hundreds upon hundreds of realtors that claim to have your interest at the foreground?

Let me tell you something about what I've learned since I've been working in the real estate world. Realtors are business people. So, yes, they care about numbers and money. Who can honestly say that they don't? You'd be lying if you did. The cats out of the bag, people. Realtors do care about getting paid, but that's not the only part to them. Realtors put a lot of time and effort in to finding you the perfect home/rental/investment, or selling your beloved home.

It's often…

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