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Examining Your House for Flood Dangers

All homes have some amount of flood risk. Depending on the level of risk, your lender and/or municipality may require flood insurance. Some...

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Home Selling

For Sale By Owner or Through a Realtor?

To FSBO or not to FSBO? In a market where listings are scarce and buyers are plenty, selling a home by owner may look like an easy option....

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Lifestyle

How to Give And Accept Constructive Criticism

Constructive criticism is valuable. When given correctly, it can bestow great benefit upon the receiver. Criticism is essential to academic...

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Mortgage 101

What Credit Score Do You Need for a VA Loan?

The United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) is known for the health care it provides to veterans. The VA is a cabinet-level...

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Lifestyle

Fresh Colors for Spring: Interior Decorating

Spring is a time of new beginnings. What better way to ring in the new season than to update a room in your home – Or go even bigger and...

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Mortgage 101

Do Mortgage Preapprovals Affect My Credit Score?

Your credit score is one of those big, important financial things they don’t teach you about in school. A high credit score can open the...

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Lifestyle

Benefits of a Weekly Family Meeting

Wow, what a year it’s been! The pandemic brought our culture to a crashing halt and society is just starting to come out of a long...

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Lifestyle

Prepping Your Lawn for Spring

Do you want a beautiful lawn this Spring? Sure, you could hire out lawn maintenance, but yard work can be fun! It’s a chance to get...

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Mortgage 101

What Not To Do While Closing On a House

Homebuyers invest a lot of time and discipline in getting to the closing table. Buying a house can be hard work!

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Lifestyle

Desserts You’ll Love

The joy of dessert! Who doesn’t love a sweet treat to cap off a beautiful meal? Depending on your culinary style, you might lean toward...

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