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Protect your new home with safety measures designed to combat the risk of fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, flooding, and burglary.

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about 15 Safety Measures to Protect Your Home

Your utility bills can eat up a large chunk of your monthly budget, but there are a number of ways you can cut costs. Check out our tips for saving....

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about How to Save Money on Utilities

Moving into a new home? Make sure you’re not overlooking any steps of our New Homeowner Checklist so you can start enjoying your new place as soon as possible.

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about New Homeowner Checklist: 5 Essential Things to Do When Moving In

Feeling out of place after a move? Learn how to make a new town feel like home by meeting neighbors, exploring shops, and giving new adventures a try.

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about How to Get to Know Your Neighborhood

Finding a mortgage is hard when you can’t prove your income. Learn how you can still make homeownership happen with asset based, or non-QM loan.

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about What Are Non-QM Loans, aka Asset-Based Loans?

A real estate attorney is an essential part of your home purchase “team” and has a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest throughout the entire closing process.

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about Real Estate Attorneys: What You Need to Know

Shopping for a mortgage with multiple lenders can save you big time. Learn how to look before you lock and save on monthly mortgage payments and interest.

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about Look Twice (or Thrice) Before Locking in a Mortgage Rate

Whole life provides coverage across your lifespan. It features higher premiums than term life insurance, but the cash value of the policy can increase.

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about Whole life insurance provides long-lasting coverage

First year cost cheat sheet for homebuyers + sensory staging advice for sellers

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about Mortgage pie + PSL vs PMI

Life insurance requires an understanding of different policies and coverage needs. Better Cover can make the process of getting coverage quick and simple.

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about Life insurance basics you should know

Term life insurance protects your loved ones if your death occurs during a set coverage period and can be a low-cost way to protect your family financially.

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about Term life insurance is a low-cost way to protect your family

Student loan forgiveness boosts buyer budgets, plus listing agreement timelines

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about Loan forgiveness and listing agreements

Discover the nuances of buying a second home versus an investment property and which option may be best for your goals.

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about Second home vs Investment Property: What's the difference?

Thinking of buying a vacation home? Find out the requirements the property must meet to be eligible for a second mortgage.

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about A comprehensive guide to a second home loan

Mortgage contingencies in a correcting market, plus seller strats and renos w ROI

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about Contingencies, seller strats, and renos w ROI

Navigating housing market corrections, thinking like a buyer, and stretching summer into fall

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about Housing market corrections, buyer mindsets, and summer living

Buyer-friendly trends to watch, tips for picking a seller’s agent, and sweet summer deals

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about Buyer-friendly trends, seller’s agent tips, and sweet summer deals

Down payments and closing costs can make homeownership a struggle for many first-time buyers. Luckily, Texans have a number of assistance programs that can help.

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about 5 First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Programs in Texas

Rent-to-own 101, how sellers should evaluate offers today, and tips for renovating during supply chain gridlock.

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about Rent-to-own 101, offer must-haves, and reno cheat sheet

Buyer opps, seller contingencies, and HELOC spending guide

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about Buyer opps, seller contingencies, and HELOC spending guide
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