As the spring season begins, buyers across the country are beginning to look around and swimming pools can be attractive. You may be tempted to buy a home with a swimming pool, but before you go off the deep end (pun absolutely intended), there are a few things to consider. Swimming pools are both beautiful and lots of fun, but you should be ready for the amount of expenses and work it takes to maintain, as well as the increase to your...

As summer kicks into high gear, we’re all starting to plan our summer projects. If you’re looking to sell your home, you might want to consider adding “working on my front entrance” to your to-do list. From the moment a potential buyer steps through the threshold of your home, you want to do everything you can to excite and impress them. As they always say, first impressions are everything, and sellers could lose a potential sale if their...

“What are your rates today?” This seems like such a simple question. However, there is no simple answer to this seemingly simple question. Interest rates vary greatly based on loan type, loan size, loan term, and lock-in time, region of the county, world markets, bond prices and many other volatile indexes. These factors have a major impact on the movement of interest rates, but this list does not include the most important factor, the specific...

Does your house have housitosis? The last thing your home needs when you’re trying to sell it is “bad breath”, which is generally caused by all of your delicious cooking. If those cooking smells continue to linger long after the meal is served, it’s time to take action. The best remedy is preventing the odors in the first place. This is an easy fix through proper ventilation and air filtration. Your cooktop or stovetop should be ventilated with...

In a perfect world, all sellers would finance the sale of their business and realize the additional financial gain associated with the loan interest. It seems like a great opportunity until the buyer decides not to pay the seller. So what are seller financing pros and cons today? First, most small business owners have an immediate need for the cash or capital generated by the transfer of the business. The seller may be planning to purchase...