Author: David Brough

If you’re planning to purchase a home with financing soon, then it’s important that you understand what you can and can’t do with your finances—if you want to qualify for a solid mortgage as quickly and as smoothly as possible, anyway. Here are six things to avoid directly prior to and during the loan approval process:

#1. The Appraiser Works For the Buyer. The appraiser is hired by the lender to evaluate the property. The lender needs to ensure the property isn’t worth less than what the buyer’s paying; they don’t want a loan on an asset that will make the buyer upside down as soon as they close.

Let’s get right to it! #1. Do Your Research I would encourage you to hop on Google and start exploring. Google earth is fantastic. You can take a tour of our city and find so much information from that alone. Another thing you want to figure out are your top priorities for your move. For … Continued

Our average sale price is around $185,000-$190,000 here in Fort Wayne. I’m visiting one of the properties that we are rehabbing for one of our seller clients today. Learn more about our fix and list program here. I thought it would be a great example because it’s an average house in this area. It’s a … Continued

1. Don’t Rely On Zillow or Other Portals People are voicing frustration because they aren’t seeing houses to buy online. There’s not a lot out there, but if you’re relying on portals like Zillow or realtor.com for your conclusion on the inventory in Fort Wayne, then I would not advise you to do that. As … Continued

I love the old homes in this area. A lot of these houses were built during the early 1900’s. The first house I ever bought (when I was like 25) was a big old duplex. I was in way over my head, but it was a house that was originally built by the newspaper editor, … Continued

More homebuyers are coming into the market to take advantage. 33% more mortgage applications were made last week than the same time last year. A study from Lending Tree found that 67% of the people who planned to buy a home within the next year were going to do so in order to take advantage … Continued

It’s a great time to either sell or rent out your house to tenants. Have you ever considered renting your house out for passive income? Now is a wonderful time to sell your property, but it’s also an excellent time to rent it out to tenants. I frequently receive the same three main questions about … Continued

Read this before preparing your home for the market. Does it make sense to renovate your home before you list it for sale? Most often, the answer to this question is no. Right now, you’re probably not going to get all your money back if you renovate your home. The reason is that ours is … Continued

We are going to jump straight into the North side of town and talk about some neighborhoods in the Northwest Allen County School District. Let’s start with Longwood… Longwood is not a very large subdivision, but it has probably a couple hundred homes. It’s right by Parkview Regional Medical Center, which is a huge hospital … Continued