In the new normal of living with the threat of the novel coronavirus, social distancing has become key – especially indoors. So how are you supposed to go about selling your home when you don’t even know if you’re supposed to allow anyone inside? Like most everything else in the current state of the world,…
You read that right alright. Not only can you use your VA loan to buy a house, you can use it to build one as well. Qualified military borrowers can use VA entitlement toward a new construction mortgage. The hard part is finding a lender who isn’t scared away by upfront construction costs and is…
It’s time to put your big boy (or big girl) pants on and get out of debt. Ignoring debt doesn’t make it go away. Trust me, my husband tried. Luckily for me, however, he was able to get out of it all by himself. But not everyone is as good at adulting as my Finance…
To Build or To Buy? That is the Question The Dream Home. Everyone has a vision of it. Though they tend to differ greatly, most everyone has dreamed up the ideal place they’d like to live and the perfect home to go with it. For some, it’s a beach house in New England, for…
Military families are used to being on the move. Unfortunately, due to our military lifestyle we are constantly having to update our mailing addresses and announce our pending move to our friends and family. Sometimes it feels like once we FINALLY get settled in at our new base it is time to pack our lives…
PCS Pay-it-Forward was just named one of the The Top Helpful Military Facebook Groups by Military.com! Here is what they said, “PCS season is a constant shuffle of families selling, renting and buying houses. It can seem really overwhelming if it’s your first time. If you have been in a spouse group for any amount…
#1. Home Prices Continue to Rise In the last two years, housing prices have continued to rise slowly. Last year was slightly less strong than in 2018, as growing home values rose at 3.3% compared to 2018’s 5%, and real estate gurus predict that home prices will only rise by 2.8% in 2020. But still,…
PCSing isn’t a fun task to begin with, but when you add kids, pets, or both to the mix, things can get even more complicated. But good luck with your human children, because today we’re going to focus on our furry friends and making the transition from old place to new as safe and smooth…