Diane Hinkle's (luckywish) Blog

 With home prices cooling off and apartment rents heating up, is now the time to buy your own place? Here are the ways to know when it makes sense financially to purchase your first home.By Erin Burt, Kiplinger's On Kiplinger's: Declare your financial independence On Kiplinger's: 50 smart places ...

Reasons to use a real estate professional when selling.Agents are worth the commission.When you consider all the things an agent does for you from the time you list your home with them until the time the sale closes, the commission is usually money well spent. And in many cases, an agent can actu...

Reasons to use a real estate professional when buying.When you're a buyer, their services are usually paid by the seller.The agent you work with will typically be paid from part of the commission taken from the sales price of the home.Agents know how to negotiate with a seller and their real esta...

Selling Real Estate: With an Agent: Advantages & Disadvantages As with most decisions, it is helpful for most people if they make comparisons between the advantages and the disadvantages of their decision. When weighing the potentially expensive prospect of selling Real Estate, this part of the d...

Insurers, state duel over use of credit scoresTALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- July 13, 2006 -- The state of Florida and insurance companies are in a standoff about how insurance companies determine what to charge you for auto or homeowners insurance. The fight is coming to a head this summer. The question i...