buying a home from a distance

buying a home from a distance

  • What To Do When You Are Interested In A House, But It's Overpriced

    It can be disappointing to find the home of your dream, only to find that it is severely overpriced. However, the disappointment shouldn't discourage you from at least trying to buy the house. Here are a few tips to help you navigate such a tricky situation: Don't Assume the Seller Knows the Property Is Overpriced Assuming that the seller knows their property is overpriced isn't a good idea, since in many cases, they don't know.

  • Why And How To Define The Rooms In Your House When Selling

    To sell your house relatively quickly and to get a decent price for it, you may need to spend some time working on your home to prepare it for sale. There are literally hundreds of different things you could do to prepare your home, and one of these things involves defining each room in your home. Here are three things to know about this step in preparing a house for sale.

  • House Hunting College Towns In New Jersey: 2 Places With A Quick Commute To NYC

    Lots of people like the idea of buying a home in a college town. There are lots of small, cool cafes, restaurants, and bars to enjoy. The community also has a chill vibe, and is a great mix of small town feel with big city sophistication. If you work in Manhattan, but want to buy a town home in a college town, you should look towards New Jersey. There are some college towns in Upstate New York, but they are a bit far for people who are making the daily commute into Manhattan.

  • Questions To Ask When Buying Oceanfront Property

    Oceanfront homes for sale sound like a great real estate option, right? Well, they are in many cases, but there are some questions that you should ask your realtor (and yourself) before proceeding with a viewing. What Kind of Coastline Is the Home On? One question to ask is what type of coast you're on. Is there a beach in the backyard of your home, or are you directly on the water?

  • Selling A House For The First Time? Here Are Three Way You Can Sabotage Your Sale

    Selling your home for the first time is a big step. And if you're at least a day into the process, you've probably already found out there's a lot you don't know. It's your first time around though, so you're not expected to know it all. But what you don't know could cost you. Here's a look at three of the biggest ways a first time home seller can sabotage their deal.

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About Me
buying a home from a distance

Searching for a home a hundred miles away from where I was previously living was hard. There was no way for us to take a trip up to see every single house that we found online to see first-hand the condition that it was in and how big it truly was. I had to find a real estate agent that I could trust to help us find several houses to make a trip up to see in a single day. I created this blog after going through the buying process and making the move. It is my hope that if you are buying a new home far from your current one, that the tips here will help to make it an easy transaction for you.