Quizzle’s Mortgage Basics Guidebook

Home Loans and Your Credit Score

Homeownership is the keystone for millions of Americans’ personal finances. Buying a place of your own to live and raise your family is the biggest purchase many people will ever make. With the stakes so high—with nothing less than the life … [Read more...]

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Mortgage Basics: Refinancing

Refinancing

Looking to lower your monthly mortgage payment? Or maybe you’ve been thinking of building an addition to your home, or retiring some nagging debt. Refinancing a home loan is a common way of putting your money to work for you. [Check Your Credit: … [Read more...]

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Does Your Home Have Curb Appeal?

Curb Appeal

When you’re selling your home, you only have one chance to make a first impression. The first few seconds that your home comes into the view of the potential buyer can make or break the deal. The attractiveness of your home from the outside is a … [Read more...]

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5 Upgrades that Can Increase the Value of Your Home

Modernize Kitchen and Bathrooms

By: Jessica Ackerman Improving your home is the most logical first step toward maximizing its financial value, since keeping things up-to-date is the only way your home gains short-term value. The key is keeping the house in a position of maximum … [Read more...]

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5 Reasons to Invest in Home Improvement Now

Home Improvements: Why You Should Make Them Now

By: David Bakke With the end of the recession nowhere in sight, you may have pushed those home improvements and renovations you've been wanting to make to the bottom of your priority list. However, now might actually be the best time to invest … [Read more...]

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Buy a New Home or Remodel Your Existing One?

Should You Buy a New Home or Remodel Your Existing Home?

In a housing market that has gone haywire, many homeowners are debating within their own heads or even aloud with spouses or roommates: should we move or make improvements to the home we already own? The truth of the matter is that more homeowners … [Read more...]

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5 Ways to Decide If a Project Is DIY-Worthy

Should You Do It Yourself?

By: Mariana Ashley One of the things I pride myself on is my ability to do many things for myself. I made it a point long ago to learn about the basics of house and car maintenance. I can plug a car tire, change the oil and filter, and jumpstart … [Read more...]

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How to Increase the Resale Value of Your Home

Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal to Increase Its Resale Value

If you’re thinking about selling your home, you’re undoubtedly thinking about the sale price of your home, too. If you don’t know already, you’re likely wondering what your home is worth. Maybe you’ve talked to a Realtor, he’s done a … [Read more...]

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After the Storm: How to Spot and Repair Winter Damage to Your Home

How to Repair Winter Home Damage

By: Karen Lawes It’s been a very long winter. In fact, many cities had record snowfall and ice totals. The United States was hit with one large winter storm after another. We thought it would never come, but spring is finally on its way. With … [Read more...]

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Winter Home Improvement Projects You Can Get Done Now

house exterior

By: Vern Marker Your home is your castle, but during the long winter months, you may get tired of being inside so much, particularly if you still have home improvements you're longing to get done. There are some projects that will simply have to … [Read more...]

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7 Tips to Find a Great Home Improvement Contractor

Tool Belt

By: Daniel Cruz If you think finding a home improvement contractor is as easy as going to one of those websites that promises to “pre-screen” the contractors in their database, think again. The fact of the matter is that a lot of these … [Read more...]

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