Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Buying a Home Sight Unseen. Buying a home sight unseen might seem a little like playing Russian roulette. But the pandemic saw a spike in the number of such home sales. Viorel…
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How To Tour a House Today: Tips To Make the Most of Virtual or In-Person Showings. Touring homes is so much simpler these days thanks to technology. Here’s what you need to know about touring homes today.…
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What Is New-House Smell? A Reality Check on the Risks, and How To Get Rid of It. Most of us are familiar with new car smell, but home buyers might have caught a whiff of another scent…
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What This Military Family Faced—and Fought—To Buy Its First House. Here’s what U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle LaVallee and his wife, Natalie Johnson, learned when they bought their first home near Fort Bragg, NC. The post What This…
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My House Failed Its First Real Estate Inspection—Here’s What I Did To Get Through Escrow. How one first-time home buyer moved forward, made repairs, and got the house after a less-than-favorable home inspection. Mikolette/Getty Images When I…
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‘I Lost My Job—and My Dream House’: How This First-Time Home Buyer Bounced Back. Imagine finding your dream home, then, a week before closing the deal, losing your job—and the house. This is house hunting during the coronavirus…
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