It is just about summer here in Athens and that means we get the city back! The students have gone home and now we get to enjoy our favorite watering holes, restaurants and our general activities without much fuss. Life gets a little bit slower, a little more relaxed, and a little less crowded. So … Read More
First things first, what is PMI anyway? PMI or Private Mortgage Insurance is a type of mortgage insurance designed specifically to protect the lender in case of default. It is paid as an upfront cost, a monthly premium, or a combination of the two, and your lender will tell you all of the … Read More
A wise person once told me “Trulia and Zillow are like your drunk Uncle. They mean well, and some of what they say is true, but mostly what they tell you is inaccurate. You have to double check everything they say”. Funny, right? Except, it isn’t. We get calls and emails daily from prospective sellers wanting to list … Read More
This week we know the ONLY thing people are thinking about is Tuesday, April 17th. Many of us are still wading through piles of receipts, looking for forms, and pulling together the last few things needed to file our taxes. We dread them, we bedgrudge them, we put them off until the last possible second but this … Read More
Happy Spring! It’s spring!! Well, almost. Spring officially starts on March 20th, but the weather has been good to us, flowers are starting to bloom and we have spring fever, so let’s just call it SPRING! Where have we been, or better yet, what we have been doing all winter? Read on! Trifecta Real Estate … Read More
If you have a friend who is a realtor, a “Frealtor,” if you will, should you use them in your next real estate transaction? It depends. Real Estate transactions are not simple. An average contract with only a purchase and sale agreement, a seller’s disclosure, and a finance contingency is fourteen pages of liability, responsibility, … Read More
