Shawn Van Gordon

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6 Mistakes that Home Buyers Should Avoid

6 Mistakes that Home Buyers Should Avoid

With the busiest housing market season of the year in full swing, it’s essential to be on your home buying game. Here are 6 major mortgage blunders to avoid to make sure you are in prime position for scoring the perfect property. Not Getting Pre-ap

Jul 25, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

How to Start the Process of Buying a Home

How to Start the Process of Buying a Home

Once you’ve decided you want to become a homeowner you may not know what step to take next. Should you hire a real estate agent? Should you find a lender? Should you start searching real estate listings on your own? Here’s a look at the typica

Jul 18, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

How To Save As Much Money as Possible When Buying a House

How To Save As Much Money as Possible When Buying a House

With high prices and rising inflation, if you are hoping to buy a home for the first time this year, you are probably looking for any way to save money in the process. Here are some possible options for pinching those pennies to make home buying more affo

Jul 11, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

Weighing the Options: Vacation Home or First Mortgage Payoff?

Weighing the Options: Vacation Home or First Mortgage Payoff?

Have you always wanted to buy a second home in your favorite vacation spot, but you’re not sure if it makes financial sense to take on a second mortgage before paying off your first? It can be a tricky question as it feels like a trade-off between g

Jun 20, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

HUD Homes - Another Option for Buyers and Investors

HUD Homes - Another Option for Buyers and Investors

In today’s competitive housing market, it is smart to look at all the possible avenues for becoming a homeowner. Especially if you are a first-time buyer or have less-than-perfect credit, it can be difficult to break into the market. One option you could

Oct 11, 2022 | Purchasing a Home

What Tax Deductions are Available to Homeowners?

What Tax Deductions are Available to Homeowners?

If you are interested in becoming a homeowner, you may want to know how buying a home will affect your annual taxes. There used to be a lot of talk about homeownership tax deductions, so will your taxes go down after buying a house? Here’s the scoop: Afte

Oct 04, 2022 | Purchasing a Home