Setting Up Utilities: What to Know Before Closing Day
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • SETTING UP UTILITIES Setting Up Utilities: What to Know Before Closing Day A Practical Checklist for a Smooth Move-In, Whether You’re in Town or Out in…
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Are Home Warranties Worth It? A Buyer’s Guide
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • HOME WARRANTIES Are Home Warranties Worth It? What They Actually Cover, What They Cost, and How to Decide Throughout this article, you’ll see me use two…
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Gifted Funds: What Buyers Need to Know Before Accepting Help From Family or Friends
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • GIFTED FUNDS Using Gifted Funds for Your Down Payment What Buyers Need to Know Before Accepting Help From Family or Friends A lot of buyers assume…
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Why Your Lender Requires an Appraisal, and What Happens if the Value Doesn’t Match the Contract Price
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • HOME APPRAISAL Understanding the Home Appraisal Why Your Lender Requires One, and What Happens if the Value Doesn’t Match the Contract Price A home appraisal is…
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What the Inspection Can Reveal, and How to Use That Information to Make a Better Decision
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • HOME INSPECTION Understanding the Home Inspection What the Inspection Can Reveal, and How to Use That Information to Make a Better Decision For many buyers, the…
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What Is Earnest Money? Understanding the Deposit That Helps Strengthen Your Offer
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • EARNEST MONEY What Is Earnest Money? Understanding the Deposit That Helps Strengthen Your Offer After you find the right home, you’ll probably hear a new term…
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What Are Closing Costs? Understanding the Expenses Beyond Your Down Payment
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • BUYER CLOSING COSTS What Are Buyer Closing Costs? Understanding the Expenses Beyond Your Down Payment One of the most common questions I hear from buyers is:…
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How to Research a Neighborhood Before You Buy a Home
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH How to Research a Neighborhood Before You Buy Because You Can Remodel a Kitchen, But You Can’t Move the Lot One of the biggest…
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Touring Homes with a Critical Eye
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • TOURING hOMES Touring Homes with a Critical Eye How to Look Beyond the Fresh Paint and Pretty Furniture Buying a home is exciting. It’s also surprisingly…
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Waterfront Grill in Jenks Might Be My New Favorite Sunday Brunch Spot
This Might be My New Favorite Sunday Brunch Spot Waterfront Grill in Jenks Some Sunday mornings just call for brunch. Mike and I finally made it to Waterfront Grill in…
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10 Mistakes to Avoid After You’re Pre-Approved for a Mortgage
10 Things that Can quietly Wreck Your Mortgage Approval (After You’re Already Pre-Approved) Getting mortgage pre-approved feels like crossing the finish line. In reality, it’s just the beginning. A mortgage…
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Tulsa Tunnel Tours | Explore Tulsa’s Hidden Underground
Hidden Tulsa The Secret World Beneath Downtown Tulsa Discover the hidden passageways, stunning Art Deco architecture, and fascinating oil boom history beneath downtown Tulsa. Most people admire Tulsa’s skyline from…
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How Much House Can You Afford?
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • BUDGETING How Much House Can You Afford? There Are Actually Two Different Answers to This Question Ask a lender how much house you can afford, and…
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The One Step Most Buyers Skip Before House Hunting
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • FINANCING Getting Pre-Approved The First Step Toward Shopping With Confidence Buying a home is exciting. It’s even more fun once you actually know what price range…
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What Does a Buyer’s Agent Actually Do?
BUYING A HOME What Does a Buyer’s Agent Actually Do? The Work You Don’t See Before You Buy a Home Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions…
