Home Buying Tips

Nov. 3, 2020

Q: How Do I Navigate Inspections as a Buyer?

If you’re thinking of buying a home, now’s the perfect time to do so.

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So, you’ve won your offer on that perfect house, and now you’re onto the inspection …

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Oct. 27, 2020

Q: What makes NOW the time to buy?

If you’re thinking of buying a home, now’s the perfect time to do so.

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Are you waiting for home prices to drop before you make a move? Do you …

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Oct. 12, 2020

Q: How Can You Prepare for a Multiple-Offer Situation?

Here’s what you need to know to win out in a multiple-offer situation.

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If you’re active in the Rhode Island housing market (particularly in Newport), you may have come …

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Oct. 6, 2020

Q: Is Middletown the Right Place to Buy a Rental?

Middletown isn’t cheaper, but it’s another option to consider when buying a rental.

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When investors and buyers first start thinking of Newport they almost always ask us for "water …

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Sept. 25, 2020

Q: Are you looking for an Airbnb Property in Newport?

Here’s what you need to know if you’re thinking about buying a Newport property to convert into an Airbnb.

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If you’re interested in setting up an Airbnb, the first …

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Sept. 15, 2020

A Nationwide Moratorium on Evictions

On September 1st the CDC declared that effective September 4th 2020 there is a nationwide moratorium on evictions until December 31st, 2020. 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) seems like an unlikely source of an order like this, doesn't it? The CDC is part of the US Department of …

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Sept. 4, 2020

Q: How Is Homeownership More Affordable in 2020?

Here’s why homes are more affordable today than they’ve been in 2.5 years.

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Though home values have continued to increase, the record-low mortgage rates have counterbalanced the cost of …

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Aug. 24, 2020

Mortgage Rates Through the Decades

Here’s an overview of how mortgage rates impact your buying power.

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How do mortgage rates affect your purchasing power as a homebuyer?

 

To answer that question, …

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July 20, 2020

Q: What Did Suze Orman Get Wrong?

Here’s why I disagree with Suze Orman’s recent advice to homebuyers.

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The current state of the economy has people wondering whether now is a good time to buy or sell real …

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June 23, 2020

Buying a House vs. a Condo

What are the differences between buying a condo and buying a home?

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Many people are coming to our area to buy vacation homes with the intention of only using them once …

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