If you’ve been thinking of buying a home, I’m sure you’ve already read a million articles as well as consulted about every friend you have on the subject. And you should. Buying a home is a huge step that takes some serious planning; otherwise things could go drastically wrong. But if you make sure understand [...]
In this economy, it’s not too uncommon for families to combine into one home in order to save on expenses. After all, when everyone is contributing to the same rent, it’s definitely easier to save some money. However, along with lower costs comes the added burden of living with others. After all, if you’re used [...]
In New York, there seems to be a way of thinking that the higher floor the apartment is on the better the apartment. And while we all want those stunning views (who wouldn’t?) an apartment on the ground floor isn’t exactly the worst thing in the world. In fact, it can be quite the blessing [...]
Now every city has its perks, but New York has always been different. The city has always had a kind of living, breathing, presence that tends to draw people in. Why else would virtually every successful sitcom choose NYC as the backdrop for their characters’ shenanigans? Because New York is different and interesting, and [...]
Buying a home tends to be a common dream for many people, but in this day and age many folks are dreaming of refinancing their current home rather than putting money on a new one. Of course, there are some great reasons to refinance: to lower your interest rate (and therefore your mortgage payment), to [...]
Buying a home; you take out a loan, make a down payment, then arrange to have the rest of what you owe broken down into monthly payments for the next 30 years. Each payment is called a “mortgage payment.” Well there you go. Oh if only it were that simple! As it turns out though, [...]
We’ve all seen pictures of homes we’d like to live in. With open, flowing layouts, high ceilings and cozy window benches, it’s easy to spend a day lost in an interior design magazine. But then reality hits, and we realize we might be in a bit of a tougher situation than we thought. I’ll use [...]
Let’s face it; while the thought of moving into a new house can be pretty exciting, it can also be incredibly stressful. When you’ve lived in a home for years and years and years it can be difficult to figure out exactly where to start. Well, having just survived the overwhelming realm of where-on-earth-do-I-begin, here [...]
This morning I found myself in a bit of a whimsical mood, hence this article. While there are definitely things that you need to consider when choosing a dream home, I thought it might be little interesting to see things from your child’s point of view. So here it is, your child’s dream home checklist, [...]
It seems like general common sense, but after I wrote this article, about why it’s important to get along with your neighbors, it hit me; maybe it isn’t all that common sense. After all, being a small town girl from Montana my first week in New York was full of trying to hold conversations with [...]
