Thinking of selling your Grand Forks home For Sale by Owner? Websites like Zillow and Trulia (and the increasing number of online home browsers) might make the process seem easy. And your smartphone takes great pro-quality photos—why not save yourself the commission fee typically charged by agents? Unless you’re a real estate pro or seasoned […]
Email scams are as old as, well, email, but as the years go by, these scams have become more and more sophisticated. Recently, several home buyers have fallen victim to specially targeted email scams that attempt to rob them of their closing costs — sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. These types of […]
Let’s say you have your heart set on buying a home in a community with a swimming pool, a clubhouse, and maybe even a playground or trails. Having access to these amenities often means living in a community with a homeowners association, or HOA. Generally, an HOA is responsible for keeping the neighborhood looking beautiful […]