Buying your first home is exciting and overwhelming all at once. Before you get in over your head, use these simple tips to best prepare you for one of the largest investments you’ll make in your lifetime.

People often believe a real estate agent is simply someone who knows about homes for sale in their area, hammers signs into front yard lawns, and makes a slew of money just showing up at an open house. A no-brainer, right?

Not quite. In perpetuity there have been a host of myths about how a real estate agent’s business works, and as in any other scenario where people don’t know what they don’t know, faulty perceptions and assumptions are created.
 

Homeowners insurance. It’s there for all the “what ifs.” Because we never know when a disaster will strike...

No matter which direction you turn, something disturbing is happening regarding extreme weather. Tales of droughts, hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, earthquakes, and tornadoes headline the news. The damage from these disasters is impossible to ignore.