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Keeping Your Home Safe While You Are Away

Keeping Your Home Safe While You Are Away

Planning a trip can be very exciting, but there’s always a lot to consider and a lot of preparation.  Whether it’s a work-related trip or an adventure with your family, you spend time figuring out all of the details to make sure you and your family arrive safely...
Ways To Cut Down On Exterior Home Maintenance

Ways To Cut Down On Exterior Home Maintenance

Homeowners have less and less time to worry about the upkeep of their home, especially some of the larger, more time-consuming jobs, such as exterior home maintenance.  Here we outline options to consider that are low-maintenance and durable when you’re facing...
Steps to Creating an Environmentally Friendly Home

Steps to Creating an Environmentally Friendly Home

Every day, an increasing number of people are becoming more environmentally conscious. Adopting eco-friendly habits will not only help our environment, but it will also help you to save money. Here we list things you can change or update to work towards creating an...
Should You Refinance With Your Current Lender?

Should You Refinance With Your Current Lender?

Regardless of how long you’ve owned your home, you might consider refinancing to take advantage of lower interest rates. After deciding to refinance, the next decision is:  Do you refinance with the same lender you have, or do you find a new lender? Are you...
What You Need To Know About PMI

What You Need To Know About PMI

If a home is purchased with a conventional loan with a deposit of less than 20%, the lender requires the purchaser to pay PMI, or private mortgage insurance. Private mortgage insurance is quite literally an insurance policy for the lender.  The insurance will...