• What to Expect from Your Home Inspection,Steve Fiorella

    What to Expect from Your Home Inspection

    Congratulations! You made an offer and it was accepted. Your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. Depending on the market you are buying in, realtors often recommend making your offer contingent upon a home inspection. This contingency allows you to renegotiate the price you offered for the home, ask the […]

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  • One of the Top Reasons to Own a Home,Steve Fiorella

    One of the Top Reasons to Own a Home

    One of the benefits of homeownership is that it is a “forced savings plan.” Here is how it works: You make a mortgage payment each month. Part of that payment is applied to the principal balance of your mortgage. Each month you owe less on the home. The difference between the value of the home and […]

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  • How Much Do You Know About Down Payments?,Steve Fiorella

    How Much Do You Know About Down Payments?

    Whether you’ve owned a home before, or you’re ready to jump into homeownership for the first time, there are always a lot of questions swirling around about what is truly required for a down payment, and how to best source down payment assistance. Let’s tackle these two today. 1. How much do you really need […]

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