Finding a Reliable Contractor

A recent conversation with our friends Matt and John King from Kingsgate Construction inspired us to speak out about various ways you can reduce your risk when hiring a contractor.  There are SO MANY horror stories of people being drained of their life savings by contractors who never show up, don’t finish their work or do […]

Bidding War Basics | How to Win a Bidding War When Buying a House

Even in slow markets, if you’re looking at a very desirable home, multiple offers are a possibility.  Never let the idea of competing against other buyers scare you off from taking a shot at it.  Just because there is more than one offer doesn’t mean the house will sell for more, or much more, than […]

Top Ten Most Neglected Home Maintenance Items

Based on our team’s experience buying and selling houses, we have compiled our list of the TOP 10 most neglected home maintenance items that you need to check off of your list: Smoke and CO Detectors We’ve been in a lot of 30-year-old houses with 30-year-old smoke detectors … insert hand slap here!  Smoke and […]