The Big Move-Up Buyer Question:  How Do You Buy and Sell at the Same Time? Series:  How to Move Up to Your Next Home with Ease — Week 3 My 5-part series is a “how-to” guide for moving up to your next home with as little stress as possible.   Whether it’s your first time moving […]

What Move-Up Buyers Need to Ask Themselves FIRST Before They Think About Going Anywhere How to Move Up with Ease Series –Week 2 My 5-part series is a “how-to” guide for moving up to your next home with as little stress as possible.   Whether it’s your first time moving up or you’ve done it before, […]

Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Move Up with Ease Series We all love our first home but eventually there comes a point when it’s time to move on.  Life changes and so do our needs and wants in a home. When you are ready for a new home but also have […]

Introduction to How To Move Up With Ease Series Step-by-Step to Your Next Home with this Guide: “How to Move Up To Your Next Home With Ease: A Guide For Homeowners Who Want to Buy and Sell at the Same Time” If you’ve been thinking about buying your next home and are just not sure […]

What’s The Deal with Off-Market Properties? There seems to be some confusion about whether off-market properties are a good idea or a bad idea, so I wanted to clear this up for you. An off-market property is a home that is not listed on the MLS (multiple listing service – a database established by cooperating real […]

Two Thumbs Up for Staging Your Home – Less Time and More Money For YOU Staging is more popular than ever when it comes to selling a home. But you might wonder if it’s really worth the inconvenience and upfront costs for you, especially in a seller’s market. Even with a well-maintained (and well-decorated!) home, […]

Should You Use 401k Money for a Down Payment? Did you know that you can borrow from yourself if you have a 401k plan? Getting a 401k loan is one way to get additional money toward a down payment.  It’s a lump sum of money that is already yours — not the bank’s! It’s understandable […]

Understand the Flow of the Market — Successful Tactics for Buyers and Sellers Buying or selling the South Jersey and Southeastern PA areas requires an understanding of not only the seasonal shifts in market activity but also the weekly flow of the market.  This ebb and flow is not quite so simple to describe. So, […]

Why the Interest Rate You See Online is NOT the One You’ll Get Did an interest rate catch your attention the last time you were looking online?  Maybe you’ve been thinking about buying a home, buying an investment property, refinancing, or getting a line of credit. However, it’s very rare that the interest rate you […]

Say Good-bye to Your PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) When you bought your home, you might have had to get Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), if you obtained a mortgage to purchase it. If so, you might have been paying it for a while and it could be time to petition your lender to stop this payment […]