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6 Reasons You Should Never Buy or Sell Without an Agent The whys and hows. 1. They have loads of expertise Want to check the MLS for a 4B/2B with an EIK and a W/D? Real estate has its own language, full of acronyms and semi-arcane jargon, and your Realtor is trained to speak that language fluently. Plus, buying or selling a home usually requires […]

When Should I Refinance My Mortgage? How to know when the time is right. Deciding when to refinance your home loan depends on several factors besides whether you can get a better mortgage rate than you already have. And though there are many reasons people refinance their mortgage, some are smarter financial moves than others.

Do You Have A Haunted House? Don’t let hazards around your home kill you! Hazards around your home can be a terrifying thing. Especially while we are in the midst of spooky season, it’s easy to get distracted by the playful Halloween decorations and forget about the real disaster lying within our actual homes. Forget

Power Outage Tips What To Do When The Lights Go Out There is truly nothing worse than taking a shower when all of a sudden… zzt zzt… the lights go out. Texas Secure Title Company has prepared an astounding array of tips that will help you in your time of need. So what are you

15 Fall Maintenance Tasks You (should) have time for this weekend Fall is the most beautiful time of the year and busiest. Don’t let these simple tasks ruin your year because of neglect or worse… laziness. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! Rake it in  Few things are more beautiful than a yard speckled with

11 Housewarming Gift Ideas That New Homeowners Actually Want Moving in can be a hurricane of events and yet, there is something so relieving about it. Decluttering your home, having a fresh start, and meeting new people can be a few of the stress relieving factors during this chaotic time in someone’s life. Of course,

The Closing Process Step-by-step guide for sellers, buyers, and real estate agents. If you’re reading this, you’re probably entering the home stretch. Hang in there! The closing process, or settlement, transfers ownership of your new home from the seller to you. Yes, there’s a lot going on, and a lot of money is going to

8 Things To Do After Closing Important things to do before you walk into your new home. Congrats! You bought your first home. Now what? Well, there are a hundreds of things that need to be done. Here are some of the major ‘key’ events that need to take place… preferably before you spend the

7 Reasons For Title Insurance WHY EVERY HOMEOWNER SHOULD HAVE THIS Buying a home is an exciting and emotional time for many people. To help you buy your home with more confidence, make sure you get owner’s title insurance. Of course, that leaves us to the ultimate question: Why is it so important? Here are

Managing By Metrics: How To Measure Your Success By Andrew Acker, chief operating officer at D. Bello Associates There’s a classic quote that business leaders and managers love to throw around (and spoiler alert, I’m about too as well). It comes from Peter Drucker, one of the original management gurus. He classically states that “what gets