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Seven rules for room additions
If you're happy with your home and your neighborhood but are craving a little more space, maybe adding on is a better alternative to moving out. Room additions can be a terrific alternative for many homes, adding space for a growing family and adding resale value at the same time.
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FREE Buyer's Packet
You can save more money than you may realize on a purchase. Let Jeff Green show you how.
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Sellers face new dilemma in timing the market
Some sellers have been biding their time for three years and now wonder if they should continue to wait or bite the bullet and sell now.
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Buying or Selling a Home? Green Means Go!
Thanks for taking time to read my newsletter this month. If you are consider buying or selling a home now is a great time. Please consider the services that I offer.
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Good Faith Estimate contains some 'quirks'
As of Jan. 1, 2010, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required lenders to provide mortgage borrowers with a new three-page Good Faith Estimate (GFE) to protect consumers who are applying for a mortgage.
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Open house don'ts
I spent some time over the weekend visiting some open houses. While I'm not seriously thinking about moving, I like to see what's going on in my neighborhood.
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Mexico does second-home buying right
Who were the first snowbirds? It depends on where you ask the question.
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From dining room to bedroom in just over a weekend
Q: After being ignored at Home Depot, I am coming to you for help. I am turning a dining room into a bedroom, and I want to build an interior wall with a door.
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Green building's surprising energy savings
"Use common sense to make sense."
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Don't rush decision to use builder's lender
Finding the right home mortgage loan provider is complicated enough, but when you buy a house from a builder who has an in-house lender, the complications multiply. The builder wants you to use his lender, and will offer significant inducements to do so. This puts many buyers in a quandary as they realize that the inducements must be weighed against the likelihood that the builder's lender will overcharge them.
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Should home buyers make backup offers?
Missing out on a home you'd like to own can be heartbreaking. But, not all home sale transactions close, so you might have a second chance. Or, you could consider making a backup offer.
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How to spot ice damming before it's too late
During the cold winter months when the snow falls and the temperatures remain low, a phenomenon known as ice damming can occur on your roof. Left unchecked, ice damming can do substantial damage to both your roof and the interior of your home, so it pays to know what to look for and what to do about it.
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Smoking inside apartment a hot-button issue
Question: My husband, 3-year-old daughter and I recently moved. My husband and I are smokers. The first night in our new apartment, the landlord said she wasn't aware that we were smokers, and asked that we not smoke in the front room, which is the living room. My husband and I agreed not to smoke in the living room. The landlord informed us that she couldn't smell the smoke, as long as we weren't smoking in the living room. After about a month the landlord informed us that she doesn't want smoking in the house period. My husband and I informed her that we would not smoke in the front room, but that we would smoke anywhere else in the house we wished to. Because we stood up for ourselves and said there's no law against smoking except in public places, we have been receiving letters from various lawyers saying we have two weeks to stop smoking. I feel this is discrimination, what are our rights?
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Buying home for parents comes with risks
Q: I have a question on behalf of my brother-in-law. His mother and stepfather have asked him to purchase a home for them in his name since they do not qualify. My brother-in-law has a good credit score and credit history. The reason he hasn't purchased a home himself is because he is in the military. He is constantly being transferred from base to base, if not to Iraq.
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