What is a Title Company

What is a Title Company

What exactly is a Title Company & why are they are necessary? The first thing a title company does when entering into a real estate transaction is a title search. They investigate the property to make sure when the buyer of the home procures the title they will...
Reasons to Sell Your Home Before School Starts

Reasons to Sell Your Home Before School Starts

Reasons to Sell Your Home Before School Starts If you’re thinking about selling your home, you might be wondering if you should do it before or after the beginning of the school year. If you do it before the start of school, you’ve got several elements working in your...
Assessed Value vs Market Value

Assessed Value vs Market Value

Assessed Value vs Market Value: Understanding the Difference It can be very confusing distinguishing what is meant by the terms “assessed value,” and “market value” when either buying or selling a home. The assessed value is often much less than the market value so...
Radon Testing when buying or selling

Radon Testing when buying or selling

Learn about Radon when buying or selling ; Radon is a colorless, odorless gas and comes from the natural breakdown of uranium found in water, rock and earth. As this occurrence happens, radon rises to the surface into homes, water and air. Like carbon monoxide, radon...
Contingent vs. Pending

Contingent vs. Pending

When searching the market for a new home, you’ll run across properties in several states of activity. What do you do when the home you’re interested in is marked as “contingent” or “pending”? What’s the difference between the two, and what are your options for making...