Shopping for your mortgage
A few tricks to finding the best mortgage lender
Buying a home is a big deal, an often times people will buy or refinance several times in their life. There are a lot of ways to get a mortgage these days as well. This presents the question for many borrowers, “how do I know I have the right lender? The answer is different for…
Read MoreHow to make your offer STAND OUT to a seller
If you’ve spent any time looking at homes in the last two years you realize what kind of market we are in. Houses are going faster than Jimmy Johns delivery and the offers are becoming hard to beat. If you’ve had luck getting the home you want in this market congratulations, you probably spent a…
Read MoreDown Payment Assistance Is Available Today
Over the last several months we have put effort into ensuring that clients who are eligible to receive down payment assistance receive it in all surrounding counties. So we’ve partnered with many local resources ranging from Brown County through Manitowoc county. With this effort we have been able to partner with new and exciting down…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know to Buy a Home in 2019
Buying a home is a different experience from person to person. Everyone handles the responsibility of applying, searching and closing in their own way. It doesn’t matter how much research you’ve done and how many times you’ve been through it, there are still situations that leave you scratching your head saying “Now I know”. Regardless…
Read MoreWhy People Buy Homes
Why are you buying? This should be the first question you ask yourself before getting pre-qualified or doing any research. What are the reasons you want a home? There is no right answer to this question, everyone has their own reasons for wanting to get their “piece of the pie”. In the end it’s important to understand…
Read MoreTips on buying a home in Today’s busy market.
How many of you reading this have been trying to buy a home only to find yourself getting outbid and frustrated? I imagine a few of you are nodding your heads right now acknowledging this fact. It’s easy to shrug it off and say things like “It’s the market” and “it wasn’t meant to be”,…
Read MoreThinking of buying a home in 2019? Read this.
As spring approaches and the weather turns in our favor, the heat increases as the coats and sweatshirts go into hibernation. We also see business pick up, not only in real estate but in many other sectors like construction and retail. As people return from their winter slumber they are ready to enjoy the most out…
Read MoreWhat about Adjustable Rate Mortgages? (ARM)
Most people sleep better at night knowing they have the security of a fixed rate mortgage, they come in terms ranging from 8 years to 30 and the interest rate will never change. When it comes to your home you likely want the least amount of surprises as possible. I myself have a fixed rate…
Read MoreWhy Buy?
If you are currently renting an apartment, duplex or home, you may notice that over the last 5 years the cost of renting has drifted upward. Maybe not every year, but over the national average rents in Midwest have increased on average 4.1% for two bedrooms, 2.5% for one bedrooms, and 3.8% for studio apartments. source…
Read MoreHere is how you can get a better mortgage
How many times have you bought something only to see it a week later for a cheaper price? That feeling of frustration and regret can overwhelm you to the point you return the item and buy it for the cheaper price from a different store. It takes time and effort to do. But what if…
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