buying a home

November 16, 2016
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Get a Clue Report

Should Cincinnati home buyers get a “CLUE Report“? All the steps that go into buying (and selling) a home today why complicate the process by adding another step?  Well in some cases adding an extra step at the beginning of […]
October 19, 2016
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Buy High and Sell Low

Nobody has an investment strategy of buy high and sell low but many of today’s homeowners still struggle with owning a home worth less than when it was purchased. According to RealtyTrac 6,666,622 properties or 11.9% of home owners are seriously […]
October 7, 2016
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Mortgage Rates and Real Estate

What about mortgage rates and real estate? Most of today’s buyers are looking for the best deal and sellers want to maximize profits when they sell.  So what’s wrong with waiting for something better to come along before purchasing or […]
September 14, 2016
Cincinnati earnest money

3 Things To Know About Earnest Money

3 things you need to know about earnest money-one of the most important and most misunderstood parts of buying a home. In a perfect world home buyers and sellers would shake hands on a deal and meet at the closing […]
August 31, 2016
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4 Things You Need to Know About HOA’s

The 4 things buyers need to know about  HOA’s (Homeowner Associations). Lots of communities built since the early 1980’s are governed by HOA rules and regulations controlling not only the “look” of the community as well as posting all the do’s and don’ts […]
June 22, 2016

No Geese, No Goats

No geese, no goats, no pay -no stay is the simplest way to explain multi-page fine print mortgage documents to today’s real estate buyer. But chickens may be ok! Every buyer today who is financing the purchase of a new […]
May 12, 2016
Cincinnati real estate

Winning In Multiple Offer Mania

Like it or not the real estate market in greater Cincinnati might force buyers to reset their goals to a new goal of “winning in multiple offer mania”.  Some neighborhoods and homes are finding themselves in a seller’s paradise with […]
April 12, 2016
Getting a mortgage

How to Avoid Mortgage Meltdown

“Buyer Beware”, “Look Before You Leap” and “Don’t Get in Over Your Head” are all good ways to avoid mortgage meltdown in today’s real estate market. Contact For most of us the most expensive thing most of us will ever […]
February 16, 2016
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Low Down Payment Mortgages

All consumers hear is …”it’s a great time to buy”.  However, the ongoing shortage of homes on the market in greater Cincinnati continues to discourage potential buyers who think they must have 20% down to buy a home.  Low down […]