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Should I Buy a Starter Home?
So, you aren't ready to buy your dream home. But that doesn't mean you should think of your first home as a starter home. Here's why.
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Ask the Expert: What's Good About the Federal Reserve Rate Increase?
There are potential benefits to homeowners, investors, and consumers to the Fed's recent rate increase. We talked with Inlanta Mortgage's Luke Skar to learn what those possible benefits are.
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Ask the Expert: 5 Incentives of Residential Solar You Never Thought About
What if there was a home improvement you could do that wouldn't just increase the value of your home, it would make you money?
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Property Taxes are No Tea Party: 5 Questions to Ask Before Appealing Your Bill
As much as you may want to protest your property tax by throwing boxes of tea into a harbor, we recommend taking a more conventional route.
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How Your Home Improvement Can Make You Smile at Tax Time
Time to add a new bedroom? Replace the roof? Make your home accessible for an older relative? You may be able to deduct some of those expenses at tax time.
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Have a Trashed House? Deal with Problem Tenants This Way
You had a bad feeling about those last renters. They seemed okay on paper, but they just moved out and the place is trashed! You don’t even know where to start. So what do you do now? Stay calm and read these steps.
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Your Vacation Property: What You Might Need to Replace Every Year
Do you need to keep your vacation home rented so you don’t end up in the hole? Keep renters happy, and coming back for more, by replacing these things as soon as you need to.
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Ask the Expert: 5 Surprising Things that May Lower Your Home Value
Home improvements should add value to your house, but that isn't always the case. Read more from Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser Shannon Slater to make sure you're making the right decision.
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