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For many families, finding the right neighborhood is a crucial part of the home search process. A good neighborhood is safe, has other children, and features amenities like playgrounds, sidewalks, and maybe even a clubhouse with a swimming pool. But to make these things possible, there also has to be a homeowners’ association – commonly

Owning a rental property is often billed as an easy, passive source of income for people who want a flexible way to accumulate wealth over time. But this is a bit misleading. By itself, rental property investing and operating as a landlord is a time-consuming and energy-depleting activity. There are ways to make it less

For those who have never done so, selling a house might look fairly simple. However, as you know, there’s a lot more to the process than just planting a sign in the yard and posting an online listing. It can sometimes take weeks or even months of preparation before you’re ready to put a residence

You’ve heard the term “burning bridges;” it’s a phrase that’s used in the business world, as well as social life, to refer to ruining a relationship when you’re on the way out the door. It’s what happens when a fed-up employee quits a job and flips off the boss as he (or she) leaves. Another

Over the last couple of years, the Houston real estate market — like many others around the country — has been red hot. Homeowners have listed their property and received full price offers within hours. In some cases, bidding wars have even awarded sellers more than their asking price. In recent months, the larger real

If you’ve been around real estate investors, agents, brokers, or contractors, you may have heard some of them toss around the term “good bones.” Do you know what it means to say a house has good bones?