You may be wondering why I’m bringing up refinances now when all we have seen are high interest rates. If you own a home and you closed in the last couple of years, you should really start getting prepared. Rates may drop in the next six months and you should know at...
Realtors, Buyers and Sellers – be vigilant! As a party to a real estate transaction, you may be targeted by fraudsters and you must be extra cautious to protect yourself! Fraudsters can hack into your email account and they wait for big life events, such as...
I wish I had a dollar every time a client asked me at the closing table “Why so much paper?” or “I just bought my car signing on an iPad at the dealership, why can I not do that for my home?” These are valid questions. Most of what we do in life now is...
Many people don’t know that when you buy a house in NC, an attorney is involved. The Buyer chooses which attorney to close with, but what should the Seller do? Should a Seller get a completely different attorney to represent them in the transaction? Thankfully,...
While these are the words from the 1998 one hit wonder, it also applies to buying a home. A seller was once the buyer, but now someone else is. When that someone is you, you may not know what a closing is. The closing is the final step to homeownership....