Home Buying Advice

Buying a Home - Let's Work Together

Despite what everyone says, buying a home is not the biggest, scariest decision you'll ever make. In fact, over the long term, it will likely be an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling investment.

But buying a home is a process, and sometimes a complicated one. At Real Living, our professionals are trained to unravel that process and we're dedicated to smoothing out the complications.  You can learn more about some aspects of the Home Buying process through the articles below:

Your Home, Your Lifestyle 
How Agents Can Help
Get Pre-Approved
Condo vs. House
Look at the Neighborhood
Comparing Homes
Extending the Offer
Closing and Final Details
Making it Home

We'll guide you through the transaction from start to finish:

• We'll talk about why you want to buy a home.
• We'll discuss affordability and market conditions.
• We'll talk about lifestyles and neighborhoods.
• We'll outline ways to view and compare homes.
• We'll narrow the choices and show you the best options.
• We'll serve as your trusted advisor to ensure you get the best home, at the best price, in the timeframe that best meets your needs.

At Real Living Country Ranch, we don't think buying a home should be a big and scary. In fact, working together as a team we find your dream home will be fun – let's work together and get started.






Home Selling Advice

To sell your home, you'll need more than ads and signs. When you work with a Real Living Professional you'll receive top-notch, priority service, in addition to powerful and effective offline and online marketing.  Our goals are to serve you and to provide you with professional guidance that will:

• Obtain the best possible price for your home
• Negotiate the most favorable terms
• Secure a buyer in the shortest period of time
• Relieve you of the stress and inconvenience that can occur when selling a home

You can learn more about the home selling process by exploring these topics:

Six Critical Elements of a Sale
Best Time to Sell
The Role of Location and Selling Your Home
The Home Appraisal: Why it's Important
Expected Selling Time
The Listing Agreement
Spotlighting Your Home's Features
Home Improvements that Yield Big Returns
Showings and Open Houses
Your Home's Exterior
Receiving an Offer
Negotiating the Sale
Home Inspection: Taking a Closer Look
Selling and Capital Gains
Closing & Possession



Advice for Moving to a New Home

Planning Your Move

There is no way to sugarcoat this: Moving isn't fun. It isn't fun if you're doing it yourself. It's not even fun if you're hiring a moving company. Moving is when you box up your entire life and put it on a truck, and everything else stays behind – friends, family, your kid's school, your favorite restaurants and shopping.

But moving also doesn't need to be a hardship or a disaster. There are new friends to make, new schools to attend, new restaurants to discover and new places to shop.

A little planning is the key, so let's go over a few things.

Choosing and Working with Movers
Insuring for the Move
Holding a Garage Sale
Donating Items to Charity
Moving Day
Moving Furniture
Moving in and Decorating
Helping your Children Move

Moving doesn't have to be a hardship, or a disaster, and your Real Living Professional can help all along the way – not just from the house you're leaving, but the home you're going to.



Home Ownership Video Advice & Tips

Advice and Tips for Home Owners

Looking for easy to follow advice and tips for home improvement and maintenance? This collection of videos is just what you need. Explore these topics for great ideas from well known brands and individual experts on how you can care for and improve your home