If you’re a member of the LGBTQ community and are thinking about buying a house, you might not immediately think of finding a gay or lesbian real estate agent.  After all, why would their sexual preference make any difference in their ability to find you a great home?  However, there are a few reasons why you might want to seek out a gay or lesbian realtor, especially if you’re new to the area and are looking for some specific things […]

If you’ve never bought or sold a house before, you may go with the first real estate agent you find.  In some cases, this works out okay.  The agent understands your needs enough to help you find the house you’re looking for or to market your house in such a way that it sells without too much trouble or gets close enough to your asking price that you’re satisfied.  However, if it’s not a good fit, you’ll find yourself stressing […]

If you’re looking to buy a house, one of the first things you may want to do is find a good realtor.  A good realtor will walk you through the process step by step, answer any questions you have, and help you find the home of your dreams.  They will take all of your needs and preferences into consideration when showing you homes.  That’s why you want to find the best realtor for you.  If you simply go with the […]

In the last few years the trend has been for buyers to shop for a property without a buyer’s agent. The belief is that it buys you more time to find exactly the home you want because you don’t have someone paid by commission pressuring you to buy before you are ready.  However, this might be a bit of a fallacy because technically the buying agent is splitting the commission that the seller gets for the property. So when you […]

If you are shopping around for a home and then applying for a home loan on bad credit it means that you are putting “the cart before the horse.”  Knowing the amount of the mortgage you prequalify for before you shop around for home spares you the heartbreak of choosing a property and then being told by a lender that you cannot afford it. Having this information in-hand when looking for a first time home buyer loan also impresses everyone […]

Are you an LGBT buyer that fears that you may experience financial discrimination when purchasing property or do you feel that you have already experienced the wrong kind of preferential treatment while attempting to buy a home? If so you are not alone, despite the fact that there is a Federal Fair Housing Act in place in the United States. The Fair Housing Act consists of several Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders that is supposed to prohibit discrimination in […]

Have you ever walked into a new home for sale to see its walls all painted that sterile white or neutral cream tint and then wondered, “What would this place look like if I painted the walls a different color?”  It used to be that we had to hold up color chips from the paint store and work our imaginations quite hard before we could picture how a place would look if the walls were redone in a different shade, […]

Are you considering buying a home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? If so, well, congratulations! You are part of an elite group of buyers that more than likely has excellent taste, a concern for preserving older architecture and you are also likely to be a little wealthier than most people. People who buy historic homes also tend to be philanthropic in nature as they can be expensive to maintain. On the other hand, some of […]

Buying a timeshare in a gay hot spot is a sensible economical solution for LGBT snowbirds that want to go somewhere warm for the winter.  There are many wonderful time shares in the United States that are located in gay and lesbian friendly resort communities such as Sedona, Long Beach, West Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, South Beach, Province Town – just to name a few! First off it is a good idea to travel to the vacation resort and check it […]

One the most effective and expedient ways to give a home-for-sale an instant face-lift is to replace the windows. Brand new windows sparkle and give your home a more polished look, so if you have any damaged windows, make sure you get a window repair. They help make a property look contemporary, clean and less lived in, thus making it easier for a buyer to imagine a life in the space. If the home has distressed or unpainted sills, missing […]