Take a quick look at the new Weekly Top 5 Sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County series! Here, we'll provide a snapshot of the past week's highest priced closings, including just a bit of detail about each of the homes. An easy way to stay tuned in to our local real estate market...
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Are You Ready to Buy a Home? Tasks to Complete Before Starting Your Home Search [Printable Checklist]
Have you ever thought about living in a new place? When you stop to think about whether or not you're ready to buy a home, several things may come to mind -- finances, location, desired criteria -- and it may add up so overwhelmingly that you talk yourself out of purchasing a home. Don't let it! We've designed a one-page, super manageable checklist that you can follow to determine if you are ready to buy a home now.
Solid Advice: What You Need to Know Before Building a Home
You've seen it before -- the oft-used, enticing headline on land for sale -- "Build Your Dream Home!" Have you ever actually pondered what it might be like to not only build, but also live in your dream home? What features would you most definitely include? What would you exclude? What would your yard look like? Your kitchen? Your master suite? The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing finishes, paint colors, and floor plans. In fact, it can get downright overwhelming. To ease the stress, we gathered some valuable tips on the home construction process.
How (and When) to Find a Mortgage Lender
Are you thinking of buying a home? How do you know when is a good time, and how do you find a lender that you trust to guide you through the borrowing process? We work with home buyers every day who come to us with questions just like these, so we have put together this bit of advice.
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How To Pack Up & Move Out of Your Home: A Two-Month Timeline [with printable checklist]
Woohoo! You've found "the one" and your home search is over! You just signed a contract to buy the house, but now what happens?? Getting ready to move can be overwhelming and stressful, but thankfully the anticipation of living in a new place pushes you onward. And, BONUS, we help our clients with this everyday, so we know exactly what you need to do to get from point A to point B!
The Real World of Real Estate: Video Tips, Advice, and Answers with a Hilarious Host
Zach Koops is a creative, smart, funny agent on our team. He joined back in 2013 and has added so much zest and infectious passion for real estate (and customer service!) ever since. As a way to educate clients, Zach has taken his knowledge and melded it with creativity to produce a series of videos called, "The Real World of Real Estate."