Emergency Fund: Why Every Homeowner Needs One
I’ve written a few posts about our home maintenance costs and surprise repairs that have been needed for our home in the past year. Last year we had to replace our air conditioning and water heater....
View ArticleThere’s Nothing Wrong with Renting
Although I’m a homeowner, I’m not one of those people who thinks that you’re throwing away money by renting. I think every situation is different and you should base your decision of buying a home on...
View ArticleA Backhoe Saved our Backs!
Old man winter has been tough this year. This week we had another 14 inches of snow in the northeast! In total we have had 55 inches of snow this winter season. We have another five inches headed our...
View ArticleUncommon Things to consider while House Hunting
Last week I wrote about my home related projects and how I will have to pay over $3,000 to replace a retaining wall in my property. This got me to thinking, if I knew then what I know now would I have...
View ArticleThe Perks of Homeownership
I’ve written a few post lately about things that I’m not too fond of when it comes to being a homeowner. Writing about the realities of home renovations and surprise repairs can be a little...
View ArticleHome Buyers Remorse: Selling after one year
A few weeks ago I heard that a couple I know put their home up for sale after just one year of becoming homeowners. They bought a home in the same town as me a few months after I did. They were first...
View ArticleAround the House: My Favorite Things
The unofficial start of Summer has arrived and it seemed that everyone was preparing their homes for the season this past weekend. One of the things we had to do was install our window air...
View ArticleMy Story: From Renter to Homeowner
My dream of becoming a homeowner started about 10 years ago. After renting for all of my adult life, I was growing tired of sharing the laundry room, parking spaces and walls. I was really looking...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Home Improvements
If you’re a homeowner you know this already, home improvements never end. When we bought our fixer upper in 2012 we did a big renovation project that covered many of the major areas in our home such...
View ArticleWhat are Escrow Accounts and Escrow Analysis?
This week I signed into my home lender’s bank account and noticed that there was a message saying, “Payment Change Coming”. The change in my mortgage payment is due to changes in my escrow account....
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