What to Expect During a Home Inspection One of the most dreaded parts of selling (or buying) a home is going through the home inspection. During the home inspection, the home inspector will go through every nook and [...]
When is the Best Time to Sell a House? If you’re getting ready to put your home on the market, you may be wondering when the best time of year to sell a house is. While some people [...]
4 Reasons Why Your House Isn’t Selling My house won’t sell and I need to move. What do I do?! You spend months getting your home ready to sell. You hire a real estate agent, get your home staged, take [...]
5 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers Buying your first home is an exciting milestone in life, but it can also be intimidating. You have to learn all the real estate lingo, spend months searching for “the one,” and then [...]
Should You Rent or Buy Your Next Home? Advantages There are several great upsides to renting vs. buying a home, the most significant being flexibility. While you may be tied down for a few months or a year with a [...]
“As a buyer, it is important to ask for those closing costs upfront if you can get them. Often that is money you will need to bring to closing that you might not already have. You are [...]
Common Fees When Buying A Home First time home buyers saving for their down payment might want keep in mind the additional costs of buying a home so that the entire process goes a little more [...]
Plumbing Stack The plumbing stack, also called the drain waste vent system (DWV), is the piping designed to remove waste water from your home. Usually made from PVC or cast iron, it connects the plumbing fixtures [...]
The student debt total in the US has surpassed the 1 Trillion dollar mark and more and more students are graduating with a diploma in one hand and a student loan debt bill of $35,000 or more in the other. [...]
Are You Looking At Home Value? What's interesting when we work with first-time home-buyers in the St. Louis region is that they often have different priorities than a second, third, or fourth-time home-buyer. The priorities are skewed and, [...]
The True Cost of a Home Everyone says that you have to spend more to get more. What if STL Real Estate said you could spend less every month, but get more! It’s all about buying smart! The true cost of a [...]
House Hunting Checklist For Home Buyers It's true that buying your first home can seem like an overwhelming process, but you can help make your journey from house hunter to homeowner a little easier by having the proper documents in [...]
STL Real Estate Zestimate Is Zestimate the right way to value a St. Louis house? Zestimate schmestimate. Many people will often look at the zestimate and are tempted to make a purchasing and buying decision on [...]
