by Sistar Mortgage Team | May 23, 2019 | Real Estate and Home Tips
Solid surface countertops. They no doubt started long ago, when cavemen laid large flat stones on a raised surface to make tools. Of course, back then, maintenance and cleanliness were not big concerns. For some time now, the most popular solid surface countertops...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | May 23, 2019 | Credit, First-time Homebuyer, Investment Property, Purchase Process, Real Estate and Home Tips
The 10-year is back to 2.39%, mortgages essentially unchanged for the last three weeks. Today’s rate “drop” — down by 0.035% — began first thing this morning, entirely in place by the release of the Fed’s meeting minutes. The minutes themselves caused a...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | May 9, 2019 | Credit, First-time Homebuyer, Real Estate and Home Tips
In the news is the announcement of Modus, a Seattle-based real estate technology start-up that applies the latest in software to title and escrow operations announces the launch of its unique Digital Earnest Money Deposit feature. This is especially important to...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | May 9, 2019 | Purchase Process, Real Estate and Home Tips
If you are selling your home and getting it appraised either for your own knowledge or for the next buyer’s lender, there are things about a house that are easy to place a value on: bedroom and bath count, property size, distance to public transportation, and square...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 8, 2019 | Credit, First-time Homebuyer, Purchase Process
Look at this as a business proposition first and foremost by scrutinizing the proximity and access to basic services regarding health, supply, security, and transport. There is a good deal of emotion wrapped up in buying a home. Determining where we will spend the...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 3, 2019 | Investment Property, Purchase Process
Your living room can offer you a space for hiding away from the worries of the day. You’ve just bought your first investment property, and you can’t wait to rent it out. You plan on being a responsible, accountable landlord to your potential tenants. But have you...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Real Estate and Home Tips
It’s that time of year when the words “spring” and “cleaning” get paired up. Why now? Somehow the prospect of taking a home from the doldrums of winter and preparing it for the warmth of spring days can become an impetus to finally DO something about those piles we...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Purchase Process
There is something life-affirming about a ten-second commute. Walking from your master bedroom to your home office every morning, you don’t have to deal with traffic, standing in line at Starbucks for that cup ‘o joe, or dressing for success. If you have a separate...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Credit, FHA/VA
Some once asked me: What’s a way to build my credit score back up if I’m constantly broke?Your credit score has little to do with your being broke. It is a function of two primary factors: your demonstrated history of meeting your financial...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | FHA/VA, First-time Homebuyer
A gift letter is not about how much your mom wants to help provide a home for her future grandchildren Down payments are a bugger for first-time homebuyers. It seems that the initial financial stab at home ownership is among the greatest roadblocks of owning a home,...
