How’s your appetite for a major home improvement project? What if that project could build equity, significantly boost your property’s value, and generate income? Most home improvement initiatives can’t do that. In fact, the list of home improvement projects that…
The first homeowner in my collegiate social circle bought a barely habitable two-story Craftsman on the wrong side of the tracks. With his parents cosigning the loan and an army of friends helping him fix the place up, he turned…
How’s your commute? If you’re like most Americans, you probably drive to work in a car you own or lease. It takes a little less than 30 minutes each way, and you spend at least some of that time in…
Finishing your basement is one of the easiest ways to expand your home’s habitable square footage without expanding its footprint. It’s also one of the more expensive home improvement projects you can undertake, especially when your vision for the space…
I grew up in a rugged, semi-rural area. My childhood home sat on a hillside above a narrow but energetic river. From our front window, the river was barely visible amid the trees. I remember it mostly as the centerpiece…
Because it’s so affordable, it’s almost always a good idea for renters to carry some form of renters insurance coverage. Many landlords require renters insurance, anyway. Both household-name insurance companies and startups like Lemonade write renters insurance policies that offer many of…
If you purchased your home when the federal funds rate was at least 150 basis points — 1.5% — higher than today, an opportunity to profit from low interest rates is staring you in the face. In fact, there’s a…
Deciding to refinance your mortgage is only the beginning of the process. You’re far more likely to accomplish what you set out to achieve with your refinance — and to get a good deal in the meantime — when you…
So, you’re ready to list your house for sale and move on to the next chapter of your life. There’s just one problem: You really, really don’t want to fork over 3% of the sales price — the customary seller’s…
Do you really need a real estate agent’s help to sell your home? Maybe not, according to a 2007 paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The NBER compared sales of single-family homes in Madison, Wisconsin on a…
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