Homeowners Insurance: Are You Covered Enough? Are You Paying Too Much?

You may be paying too much for protection that’s not enough Americans buy homeowners insurance to protect themselves against major damages from weather, but the reality is, the very worst rarely even happens. Tornadoes, major thunderstorms and hail storms, flooding, and house fires don’t occur very often in most areas. Even when there is an […]

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Create a Home Fire Plan with the Family, and Involve the Kids to Keep Them Safe

Home Maintenance Tips / Jay Brzezinski

Home fires can start and spread rapidly, and just a little bit of planning can help keep you and your family safe should a fire ever occur. When it comes to creating a home fire plan, be sure to include your children in the making and planning of it. Have the kids help you to

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The Best Way For Sellers to Prepare For a Home Inspection

Home Selling Tips / Jay Brzezinski

When selling your home, it is a great idea to have solid personal knowledge of all your home’s nooks, crannies, and weak spots. Here are some things you should consider before any home inspector visits your home with potential buyers, possibly bringing up major and minor issues that could cost you money, or worse, the

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The 10 Most Common Home Inspection Problems

Home Buying Tips, Home Inspection Tips / Jay Brzezinski

When your home inspector inspects any potential home or condo you are considering purchasing, learn to recognize some of these more common home inspection problems. Then you can decide whether or not to purchase the home, based upon these and other findings. Roof problems: Are there brittle or curled shingles? How about broken or missing

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Seller Tips to Avoid Home Inspection Nightmares

Home Inspection Tips, Home Selling Tips / Jay Brzezinski

For many homeowners, selling their home can be quite a stressful experience. As a real estate agent, it is your job to keep sellers focused and calm about the process. However when it comes to home inspections, most homeowners are not used to having strangers open all their cupboards, test all the appliances, poke around

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Why It’s a Smart Choice to Hire a Home Inspector

Home Buying Tips / Jay Brzezinski

Home inspections are a necessary part of the home buying process. Buying a home without one is the same as buying a car without getting it checked out by another independent car mechanic. When you make an offer on a house, a good real estate agent will recommend you include a home inspection clause. Typically

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What Your Home Inspector Wishes You Knew

Home Buying Tips, Home Inspection Tips / Jay Brzezinski

Whether you are selling or buying a home, the home inspection process can be daunting for sure. However, don’t let it stress you out, and remember, it’s not what the inspector wants either, all he/she want to do is a complete and thorough inspection of the home and a satisfied customer. So you can make

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Planning on Selling Your Home? Learn How to Prep For The Winter Market

Home Buying Tips / Jay Brzezinski

You have decided to sell your home, but it is wintertime now, which is typically the slowest time of the year for home sales. Here are some words of advice to help you prepare your home to make the best impression, especially during winter months, and make your home stand out to potential buyers. For

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Steps to Buying Your Very First Home

Home Buying Tips / Jay Brzezinski

Buying your very first home? Congrats! Before you commit to buying one, here are some quick simple tips we have come up with for buying your first home. Contact a mortgage company or bank and get pre-qualified first. You will then know how much of a loan you qualify for, and how much out-of-pocket cash

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Home Inspection Tips that Will Save Buyers Money Before Purchasing a Home

Home Buying Tips / Jay Brzezinski

Keep from making some common home-buying mistakes before you purchase a new or existing older home for you and your family. Here are some helpful tips. It may or may not seem obvious to you, but you should definitely attend each home inspection with the home inspector that you are considering purchasing. Many folks don’t

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