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Newport News is an independent city in the traditional Hampton Roads area of Virginia. It is situated on the northern shore of the James River in the Tidewater Region and first founded in 1634. It is and has always been an important seaport and railway connection for the area and it is still known as a headquarters for the shipbuilding industry. The city’s downtown is still where it originally was centuries ago. The southeast end is predominantly African-American and full of housing projects and further north are the shipyards and […]

Scottsdale is a city of 221,789 people that is just east of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley in the Sonaran Desert. It is often described as a “desert version of South Miami Beach” with less of an overt gay population. A dry riverbed that used to serve surrounding ranches divides this sprawling suburban metropolis. The city is home to many lush green golf courses. There are not a lot of gay bars in Scottsdale but there is a very well-known one in Old Town Scottsdale called BS West; a […]

Irvine is a progressive city that offers residents a nice balance between urban and natural living.  This city of 212,375 is in the heart of Orange County near the coast and it is home to 100 different multi-cultural companies, it is well known for being one of the newer cities in the world, deliberately planned in 1959 to be a community that surrounded the University of California Campus. The layout of the city, designed by Los Angeles architect William Pereira, was divided into townships called villages. Each township has its […]

Tallahassee is the capital of the state of Florida with a population of 375,371. It is home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University and nine other universities and colleges. It is also a big business center for Florida with a rapidly growing high-tech and information technology economy. It is also one of the hilliest cities in Florida and is bordered by both Lake Jackson and Lake Lafayette. The northern end of the Apalachicola National Forest is at the northern end of the city.  It is one of the few […]

Chandler is part of the Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is bordered to the west by Phoenix, to the north by Mesa, to the south by the Gila River and to the east by Gilbert.  Chandler used to be known as Chandler Ranch when it was first established in 1891 and by 1913, it became more of a resort destination and home to the resort known as the Hotel San Marcos.  In fact, the Hotel San Marcos was one of the first places in all of the U.S. to […]

When it comes to owning a home, making a down payment can be very challenging. However, there are some instances you can follow in order to purchase a home with zero down payment according to our expert gay realtor. USDA Rural Housing Loans For people with a lower income, rural housing programs may allow them to buy a house without making any down payment. Those whose income doesn’t go beyond the local area median income (AMI) may qualify for loan guarantee. Make sure your personal situation and the property you […]

Vacation properties are the talk of the town these days. We find LGBT couples want to escape winter on a warm beach or in the hot desert of Palm Springs and others love snow and want to share the mountains with friends. Whatever your taste may be, you must make sure you are set up financially for vacation/second home financing before you even start looking. You’ll need a bigger down payment On your primary residence you may have made a down payment of 3 to 20%, but for a vacation […]

The 3 deductions in your monthly payment The monthly house payment that you make offers many opportunities for income tax savings according to our expert Minneapolis gay realtor ~ it could be property taxes, mortgage interest, mortgage insurance, closing costs and more! 1. Mortgage interest can be deductible only if you itemize it on a Schedule A. To be deductible, any loan must be secured by a primary residence or a second home. (You can deduct other items and interest for rental property within the Schedule E.) The loan can […]

Oceanside is a very LGBT-friendly coastal city on California’s south side in the county of San Diego. It is part of a tri-city area adjunct to Carlsbad on the south and Vista on the north. It is a large beachside community of 183,095 that has been growing in size inland for years. However, it is mainly known for its large surfing community and also for being home to the California Surf Museum. It is also the starting point for the Race Across America, which is a televised 3000-mile bicycle race across […]

Hollywood is a city in Broward County Florida with a gorgeous public beachfront that runs along the southern and eastern lower blade of the Florida peninsula for nearly six miles. It has a population of 140,768 but the number of people in the city expands exponentially in the winter as thousands of snowbirds make their way south from Canada and other colder climates. Many foreigners own condos, cottages and time-shares here in this resort-like place that is bounded by Fort Lauderdale to the north, Pembroke Pines to the west, Pembroke […]