Category: Buy a House

While buying your first house is exciting and something to be proud of, it can be a confusing and complicated process that can leave you feeling intimidated. First-time home buyer classes exist to help alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with purchasing your first home by informing you about crucial aspects of the process. The classes can help you learn how to prepare, where to look for moving help, what to look for in your real estate agent, and so much more. If you’ve never bought a house before and you’re nervous about the experience, a first-time home buyer class will have countless benefits to you. Read More “The Benefits of Attending a First Time Home Buyer Class”

Congratulations on looking for a new home. During this process, you may need to fill out the Internal Revenue Service Form 4506 or the Form 4506-T.

This form is used to get access to your previous tax transcripts that the IRS has on file. With this form, you can order your individual 1040 tax transcripts, your business 1120 or 1120S transcripts, 1041 and 990 transcripts, as well as your Wage and Income transcripts. Using the 4506 Form, you can order up to the last four years of transcripts.

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Buying a home can be a long, difficult process. But when you finally make an offer on a house and that offer is accepted, there’s a moment of jubilation, excitement and relief. Unfortunately, this isn’t the end of the home-buying process. You have simply entered a new phase known as “under contract.” But what does being under contract actually mean? And what more do you have to do to complete the purchase and finally own your home? Here’s what you can expect now that you are officially under contract. Read More “We Are Under Contract, Now What?”

Getting to know what first time home buying programs are available, and learning what they can provide you and your family is a good first step to take before buying your first home. Going through the process of buying your first home can be a bit intimidating. It tends to be a big purchase, with many steps, and typically costs a lot of money. Here we provide a snapshot of different first time home buying programs that may be available to you. As you take this significant step toward owning a home, we want to help you get the most you can, for the least amount of money. Read More “First Time Home Buying Programs | How to Get Them”

Texturing walls allows you to choose the style that suits you, and turn a flat, dull space into something with personality. It’s all about turning your space into what you want. Just make sure that you take it one step at a time. The addition of textured walls will feature your unique style, and by doing it yourself you’ll save money. This post provides you with the primary wall texture options, what you’ll need to do it and steps to make it happen.

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As days get longer and weather improves, we all have opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Make sure to take advantage of this seasonal change to do a check up on the exterior of your home. Inspecting for any signs dry rot should be top of your list. Early detection is key to keeping dry rot repairs an inexpensive do it yourself project. When you know what to look for you can save time and money by stopping the rot and keeping your home investment in tip-top shape.

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