5 Tips to Making a Good Effort for Home Organization for 2024
Home organization is hard. Many strive to have a semi-organized home, but the fact is, having a spouse, partner, kids, pets, roommate or parents share a living space makes keeping a residence more difficult to clean and declutter. In order to get the most from home organization, it’s important that everyone in the home is […]
How to Lower Your Mortgage Payment with Points
Anyone who’s been on the hunt for a new home recently has felt the pain of high-interest rates. In the past couple of years, for some home buyers, the cost of monthly mortgage payments has doubled, leaving many people unable to afford the homes they could only a few years ago. Luckily, there’s an option […]
What’s an Assumable Mortgage and How’s it Work?
With mortgage rates ranging from 7 – 8%, buyers are eager to discover methods of saving money on their mortgage. One rarely used option that some buyers are considering is an assumable mortgage. Let’s dive into what this new trend in home buying really means. What is an assumable mortgage? An assumable mortgage is when […]
Unlock the Sales Potential of Your Home with an Open House
The term “open house” often brings mixed reactions from home sellers. Some believe the idea of hosting an open house is a waste of time because it will, “only attract the neighbors,” while others realize the sales potential that comes from additional advertising and foot traffic. For experienced realtors, hosting an open house is only […]
Gone are the Days when a For Sale sign Sells a House
It wasn’t that long ago when a simple For Sale sign in the front yard would generate multiple offers and interest in the purchase of a home, sometimes in just a matter of hours, but those days are gone. Now, in order to make a house stand apart from the competition, it pays to keep […]
Unseen Home Dangers Revealed – The Importance of Radon and Lead Paint Testing
Unseen Home Dangers Revealed – The Importance of Radon and Lead Paint Testing One-third of homes in Central Indiana may have a cancer-causing gas seeping in from underground. Others may have dangers hiding on the walls. Homes should be safe for those living inside, but there may be hidden threats that could have devastating effects […]
Dawn McClara and the Indy Real Estate Gurus
Dawn McClara and the Indy Real Estate Gurus Recently Dawn had an opportunity to sit down with the Indy Real Estate Gurus, Rick Ripma and Ian Arnold, to discuss how she got into real estate, growing her team and what it takes to be a reputable, reliable real estate agent. Dawn McClara became a licensed […]
Reducing Stress During a Move Out
Reducing Stress During a Move Out Moving is a big task, but it doesn’t need to be daunting. With the right strategy and checklist, anyone can prepare for their move out of an apartment, condo or house and into their next home. The following move out checklist offers tips preparing to pack, collecting important documents […]
10 Areas Not Included in your Home Inspection
After a buyer’s offer is accepted by the seller, one of the next steps is scheduling the home inspection. This is an important step in the real estate process because it takes a deeper look at the structural integrity of the home and highlights any major defects, dangers or necessary repairs. However, even though the […]
Reasons you may not get your Earnest Money Back
Buying a home is usually the largest purchase in someone’s life, so understanding the full process is critical. Part of the process includes earnest money, which is money paid to the seller when an offer is accepted. This acts as insurance for the seller because it shows that the potential buyer is invested and serious […]