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5 Questions To Ask When Buying A House

In Buyers by Doug Phelps

Image: Devonyu/Getty There are no dumb questions to ask a real estate agent. Home buying seems simple enough: Find a house you like that’s close to work or school, tell someone you want to buy it, and move in. But there’s more to it than that. You’ll have to find and get approved by a lender who will let you …

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5 Surprising (and Useful!) Ways to Save for a Down Payment

In Buyers by Doug Phelps

One of the biggest misconceptions of home buying? The 20% down payment. Here’s how to buy with a lot less down. Buying your first home conjures up all kinds of warm and fuzzy emotions: pride, joy, contentment. But before you get to the good stuff, you’ve got to cobble together a down payment, a daunting sum if you follow the …

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Y- Yips: Quelling nerves for a first time home buyer

In Buyers by Doug Phelps

Like stage fright or other anxiety-induced reaction, the yips are something that can negatively impact a golfer.   The yips is basically a slang term for anxiety and tension that a golfer may feel, especially when putting. This reveals itself in short, jerky, uncoordinated movements instead of a smooth stroke.   Anxiety can be a tough feeling to overcome in any aspect …

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X is for “X Marks the Spot”

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This post is part of an ongoing series, “ABC’s of Real Estate.” Stay tuned for more posts as I run through the a-z of real estate and provide helpful tips for home buyers and sellers alike.

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U is for Upfront Costs

In Buyers by Doug Phelps

This post is part of an ongoing series, “ABC’s of Real Estate.” Stay tuned for more posts as I run through the a-z of real estate and provide helpful tips for home buyers and sellers alike.

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Five Daily When-You-Wake-Up Reminders

In Buyers by Doug Phelps

  Today can be great, but only if we make it so– Why do we often feel so powerless or helpless?  Because we convince ourselves that we are.  We wait for things to be given to us, instead of using our innate gifts to make things happen.  In life, there are no true entitlements, and the truth is that if …