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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Asbestos You Can Live With and the Kind That Stops Work

Nine-inch tiles, popcorn ceilings, gray pipe wrap and attic vermiculite. What to leave alone, what to test, and the moment you put the tools down.

What your home inspector won't check, and what you should

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

What Building a House Costs You That Buying an Existing One Doesn't

The contract says ten months. Put fourteen on the calendar, keep a cash cushion, and know which surprises land on whose side of the table.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Wire Transfer Is Where They Get You

Real estate fraud almost never looks like fraud. It looks like a routine email from your title company two days before closing.

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GuideReal EstateNina Castellan23 Sept 20267 min

Moving Your Family 1,200 Miles Without Losing a Month to It

Work backward from the school calendar, lock the delivery window in writing, and know which box the kids open first.

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What Your Homeowners Policy Won't Pay For

Call an insurance agent the day your inspection gets scheduled, and read the six coverage buckets before a claim teaches you what they mean.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The HOA Documents to Read Before You Sign Anything

The resale packet lands as a 200-page PDF and you've got a few days to read it. Skip the wrong page and you inherit somebody else's roof bill.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Who Gets Paid At The Closing Table And What They Actually Do

Title search, escrow, the settlement statement and the wire. A plain-English walk through the last three weeks of a home purchase.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Your Rehab Number Is Wrong. Fix It Before You Buy.

How to walk a fixer-upper, build a real scope of work, and price it close enough that the surprises don't own you.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to Buy and Sell a House at the Same Time Without Owning Two

The double-close is a scheduling problem with money attached. Contingencies, rent-backs, bridge loans, and what breaks at 3 p.m. on closing day.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Math Your First Rental House Has To Pass

Before you fall for the kitchen, run the four numbers that decide whether a single-family rental pays you or bills you every month.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

The Questions That Separate A Good Agent From A Busy One

Most people hire the first agent who returns a call. Twenty minutes of real questions will tell you who actually knows your market.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How To Read The Loan Estimate Lenders Hope You Skim

Three pages, one form, and a few boxes that tell you whether the rate you were quoted is actually the deal you're getting.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Fixed, Adjustable, FHA, VA and Conventional Loans Side by Side

Five loan types, what each one actually costs you per month, and the fine print that bites buyers who only shopped the rate.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to win a bidding war without waiving your inspection

Sellers pick offers on certainty, not on how much protection you gave away. Here's how to look like the safe bet and still keep your outs.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Closing Costs Line by Line, and Which Ones You Can Haggle

Page 2 of your Loan Estimate is where a few thousand dollars quietly changes hands. Learn to read it, and you'll get some of that money back.

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Is your money actually in order?

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Real Estate6 min

What Moves Mortgage Rates And What You Can Actually Control

$Run The Rent Versus Buy Math For Your Own Town$

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Run The Rent Versus Buy Math For Your Own Town

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Home Inspection Is Your Last Cheap Exit

What a good inspector actually catches, what's outside his job entirely, and the point where walking away is the smart move.

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The Bank Will Approve You For Too Much House

A preapproval letter is a sales document, not a budget. Work out your own ceiling before an agent ever asks what you're comfortable with.

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Latest news · Home buying

The Asbestos You Can Live With and the Kind That Stops Work

What your home inspector won't check, and what you should

Buying your first house, from preapproval to keys

The down payment math nobody ran for you

Twenty Percent Down Or Three, And What Each One Really Costs

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

What Building a House Costs You That Buying an Existing One Doesn't

The Wire Transfer Is Where They Get You

Moving Your Family 1,200 Miles Without Losing a Month to It

What Your Homeowners Policy Won't Pay For

The HOA Documents to Read Before You Sign Anything

Who Gets Paid At The Closing Table And What They Actually Do

Your Rehab Number Is Wrong. Fix It Before You Buy.

How to Buy and Sell a House at the Same Time Without Owning Two

The Math Your First Rental House Has To Pass

The Questions That Separate A Good Agent From A Busy One

How To Read The Loan Estimate Lenders Hope You Skim

Fixed, Adjustable, FHA, VA and Conventional Loans Side by Side

How to win a bidding war without waiving your inspection

Closing Costs Line by Line, and Which Ones You Can Haggle

What Moves Mortgage Rates And What You Can Actually Control

Run The Rent Versus Buy Math For Your Own Town

The Home Inspection Is Your Last Cheap Exit

The Bank Will Approve You For Too Much House