For years my husband and I were paying high rent costs for our tiny apartment in San Francisco. All the photos in this blog post were taken during our last year of renting. While we loved living in the city, we knew eventually we would be moving into the suburbs to buy a house and start a family.
One day we received a letter from our landlord that our rent would be going up again, and this was the kick in the pants we needed to lay out the groundwork to homeownership. This notice was the straw that broke the camelβs back and we made the decision to get serious about buying a house and putting a permanent end to paying rent.
This guide compiles all the research and steps we followed in the process of buying our first house. It took us about a year to complete all these stages in our journey, not to mention saving up for the downpayment.
Itβs never too early or too late to begin your own plan of action towards owning your first home. My advice is to take it one step at a time and give yourself a reasonable amount of time to complete all the steps.
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Itβs a widely accepted fact that owning real estate is one of the best financial investments you can make. My husband and I own two homes in Sacramento - we live in our East Sacramento house and we rent out the other to tenants. Our next big venture will be to invest in a vacation home that will most likely be rented out the majority of the time.
The process of acquiring real estate requires a lot of research beforehand. But the type of research youβll be looking into really depends on the end use of your property. In the next several paragraphs I will go into detail about all the important checklist your vacation property must have to be successful.
Additionally, this blog post explores the top ten cities in North America that we have been looking into and Iβve reported my findings to help anyone make an informed decision about investing in their own vacation property. Whether you're getting a house for convenience, sentimental value, or investment, I've outlined why each city should be a contender in your house hunt.
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When we purchased our fixer-upper home in Sacramento we got a great deal on the listing price, mostly because the house was in need of some serious TLC. Our tudor style home has two bathrooms and one of them was completely unfinished when we purchased the house.
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Every homeownerβs dream is to be able to customize their living space and maximize its potential. If youβre planning a renovation, here are some things to think about as youβre designing the spaces in your home. The goal here is to add features that will make your everyday life much easier.
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