How Much of Your Home Purchase Hinges on Your Credit Score?

Unless you’re one of the lucky ones who hit that lottery jackpot or your MegaBucks dreams have come true, the odds are when the time comes that you want to buy a home, you’re going to need to get a mortgage loan to do it. (By the way, when it gets to that point, the […]

Which of These 5 Home Features are on Your “Must-Have” List?

Homes out here in the Western U.S. are different, as many mid-Western or East-coast transplants have discovered. One reason, of course, is simply climate-related. Especially in Las Vegas, we certainly don’t need to plan for months of snow-covered landscapes. Another reason is that the West just has more room than those Atlantic coast states. (That’s […]

The (Next) 5 House Hunting Pitfalls You Can Avoid

A few weeks back, we wrote a short list of the five most important housing pitfalls buyers should avoid when shopping for a home. As we said at the time, there were several other things to watch out for, and we’d fill you in on more of them soon. Well look! It’s already “Soon”! Let’s […]

Buying in a Hot Real Estate Market? Be Creative With Your Offer!

When it’s a seller’s market, competition among buyers is just a(n unfortunate) given. It’s great for the owner, of course – but frustrating when one home after another escapes your grasp because another buyer’s offer is accepted over yours. Maybe that’s why just sometimes, a little out-of-the-box thinking can come in handy. Sure, money talks […]