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The Pros and Cons of Winter House Hunting

Buying a home can be a stressful process at any point in the year. However, searching for a home to buy in the winter comes with its own set of pitfalls. Although the snow may obscure important features of the homes that you are looking at, there are a lot of benefits to continuing your…
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Building a New Home vs Buying Existing

There can be an overwhelming amount of options when it comes to purchasing a home for you and your loved ones to live in. Some of these options rarely make financial sense—we’ll be getting into those weeds soon enough—but the two most sensible options come down to having a home built or buying an already…
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Buying a Home During a Recession Part 2: The Challenges

In our previous post, we discussed the unique opportunities that present themselves to home buyers during a recession—opportunities that benefit both traditional buyers and investors. Economic down-turns don’t come without a good deal of challenges, however, and home buyers aren’t exempt from facing difficulties. In part two of our series, we’ll explore these challenges and…
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Buying a Home During a Recession Part 1: The Opportunities

The home buying market during the time of recession is a minefield that must be navigated with due care and patience. First time home buyers will hear that they will find great values and, while that is the case, those values are fraught with peril. Homes that have been gutted that have unexpected liens against…
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Warning Signs Before You Buy A Home

Buying a home is a huge financial investment that should be made as an informed decision. In a perfect world, all sellers would openly disclose any issues with a property, neighborhood, or anything else that might affect a potential buyer’s future or well being. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and you should always…
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What to Know About Buying a House with a Pool

If you have started your search in buying a house, odds are you have created a “must haves” list and/or a “wish list.” This is a great way to go into the process knowing what matters to you the most and what you consider to be pro’s and con’s to a property when you tour…
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4 Common Home Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When you are in the process of buying a home, it can feel like you are making hurdles just to make a little headway. Because of this, it can feel difficult to check all of the boxes you need to be successful. Having a plan is crucial in getting everything you want out of this…
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Millennials And The San Marcos Real Estate Market

The housing market can be affected by a lot of varying and moving factors. Millennials represent the current generation of first time home buyers, and their habits as a whole have had an effect on the current housing market. Who Are Millennials? Wikipedia defines “millennial” as an individual who was born between the years of…
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The Value of Owning VS Renting a Home

The accomplishment of grabbing a dream home is catastrophic for some people, and positively reassuring for others. It depends on the circumstances that you may have that can determine whether it’s going to be devastating or uplifting to you and your family. Times are changing as society is becoming more mobile and people have a…
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Why You Should Start House Hunting in Late Summer

Summertime is usually the time that people are going out of town and enjoying vacations while they relax on the beach. This means that summertime is the time to take advantage of the housing market because it will be less competitive. The busiest time of year for the housing market is the springtime. This is…
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Buying A Retirement Home You’ll Love

Finding and purchasing your dream retirement home can often be complex, however, at the same time it can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience in the long run. So how does one go about it? Plan Ahead Buying your dream home comes at a high opportunity cost, and it is important that the buyer be…