Home Ownership

If you’d love to buy a lake house but assume you can’t afford one, then you might want to rethink that belief. Lakeside living is affordable — you just need to know where to look. While lakefront property in some places comes with an astronomical price tag, lake towns off the beaten path are a […]

When buying an investment property, deciding where to buy is the first thing to do. But how do you sort through all 50 states to choose the right real estate market to invest in? There are a few things to consider, including property taxes, landlord-tenant laws, and whether rent prices are increasing. To help get […]

There are plenty of factors to consider when it comes time to decide where you want to live. You don’t want to just choose a city that is the cheapest, since those locations often come with other negative aspects — poor healthcare systems, lower paying jobs, and crumbling public education and infrastructure. On the other […]

Thanks to the recent housing market boom, the property value of most homes has increased. According to a recent National Association of Realtors report, home prices have soared about 30% since 2019. “As a result,” the report says, “a typical home is about $80,000 more expensive than pre-pandemic.” That means most owners have seen the […]