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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The Homestead Exemption Benefit Almost Nobody Talks About (It’s Not the $1,000)
The Homestead Exemption Benefit Almost Nobody Talks About (It’s Not the $1,000) Ask any Tulsa homeowner what the homestead exemption does, and you’ll get the same answer every time: it…
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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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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…
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Should You Rent or Buy a Home?
OWNING WINS LONG-TERM Here’s How to Know You’re Ready (And When It’s Smart to Wait a Little Longer) Should You Rent or Buy? Here’s How to Know You’re Ready. Buying…
