If you’re like many people, you’ve toyed with the idea of investing in real estate – but where do you even begin? Real Estate Investing: The Basics For some people, real estate investing makes sense. You can buy a property and make money from it. But it’s not quite that easy. How Real Estate Investors […]
What is a Home Inspection Contingency in a Real Estate Purchase Contract?
When you buy a cattle ranch in Lake City, a home for sale in the area, or anything else, the transaction depends on the home inspection—and your Lake City Realtor® will write your purchase offer to include a contingency that says if the inspection turns up something you’re not willing or able to deal with, […]
What is a Financing Contingency in a Real Estate Purchase Contract?
When you buy a cattle ranch in Lake City, a home for sale in the area, or anything else, the transaction depends on you having the money to actually purchase it—and your Lake City Realtor® will build a financing contingency into your real estate purchase contract that helps protect you if you can’t secure financing. […]
What is an Appraisal Contingency in a Real Estate Purchase Contract?
When you buy a cattle ranch in Lake City, a home for sale in the area, or anything else, your lender will most likely require an appraisal—and your Lake City Realtor® will set up a contingency in your real estate purchase contract that protects you if the appraisal doesn’t come out the way you (and […]
What’s a Saltwater Swimming Pool?
A saltwater swimming pool isn’t really 100 percent saltwater. It is actually a pool that uses salt to make its own chlorine, instead of putting store-bought chlorine into the pool. The chlorine generated from salt is a lot less irritating and harmful because it is pure chlorine. Commercial chlorine is often as much as 90% […]
Why You Need Mortgage Preapproval
If you’re like most people, whether you’re looking for a large farm in North Florida or you want non-deed restricted land for sale in Lake City or Live Oak, you’re going to need financing—and that means it’s a good idea to get mortgage preapproval before you even begin searching. Why You Need Mortgage Preapproval When you apply for […]