Category Archives: Buying a House
Will Telecommuting Become Part of Your New Normal?
Living in a country like New Zealand, you have to appreciate that there is more to life than sitting in traffic going into a city every day. The number of people that have told me over the years, that they … Continue reading →
Crime Map Helps Community to Alert Each Other and Reduce Crime
KEPR Action News reports that businesses in Richland Washington appreciate Police having developed a crime map for the city. This app stores crimes and the location they were alleged to have taken place for up to 180 days. Retailers and … Continue reading →
You Can Pick Your Neighbors – Don’t End Up with Neighbors from Hell!
I have another video coming up in my series of 5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House. It’s about neighbors. I have been recommending that people talk to the neighbors of a property they are seriously … Continue reading →
I Bought a Two Story House, There was the Story Before I Bought the House and the Story After I Bought The House
Buyer’s remorse is the sense of regret after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a vehicle or real estate Continue reading →
Kiwibuild Problems and Buying From a Plan
Finally, in case you don’t have a Kindle, or don’t want to buy my new eBook, there is a way to get a free copy. Just point your mouse at http://www.Firsthomebuyerstraining.com and you can download a free PDF version and get some more useful information from my eList. Continue reading →
Kindle eBook Launch ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House
Finally after a little bit of work every day for months, loads of revisions and “that’s not what I thought I said” from the haze of pain medications because of a back injury, my latest book has arrived at Amazon … Continue reading →
How Many Houses Should a Buyer See?
I curate quite a few articles as well as writing my own blogs and lately I have been getting frustrated with the number of publications, today that includes The Mirror and the Sioux City Journal, that either hide behind paywalls, … Continue reading →
House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App
It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →
Buying a Family House – In a Child Friendly Area
One of the reasons we buy a house is because we have or are planning to have children. We focus a lot on the house and property itself, but if you think back to your own childhood, it was very … Continue reading →
Buying a House? How Good is Your Credit Rating and How Do You Find Out?
When I was a teenager and still at school I bought a Cry Baby Wah Pedal for my guitar from a department store. It was probably a couple of hundred dollars and I was earning about $30 a week giving … Continue reading →
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