Use humidity, a car product, and more wow ideas to save cleaning time. When cleaning your home, why not do it in such a way that’ll keep your home cleaner with less effort? Here are 7 ways to keep your spring-clean fresh all year long: #1 Use Humidity to Defy Dust Low humidity levels cause […]
Archives: October 2017
Don’t be afraid to apply for a mortgage
A considerable number of potential buyers shy away from jumping into the real estate market due to their uncertainty about the buying process. A specific cause for concern tends to be mortgage qualification. For many, the mortgage process can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be! In order to qualify in today’s market, you’ll […]
New builds in Fountain!
Up-front Points to Lower the Rate
When loans are quoted by lenders, most buyers pay attention to the interest rate but not so much to the points that may be charged along with the rate. A point is one-percent of the mortgage amount and considered pre-paid interest that affects the yield on the loan. Buyers or sellers can pay points but […]
Up-front Points to Lower the Rate
When loans are quoted by lenders, most buyers pay attention to the interest rate but not so much to the points that may be charged along with the rate. A point is one-percent of the mortgage amount and considered pre-paid interest that affects the yield on the loan. Buyers or sellers can pay points but […]
What odors can your guests smell?
You could be noseblind. Here’s how to find and eliminate the funk you can’t smell. Stand in your kitchen and take a deep breath. Smell that? From last night’s fish to your son’s nasty lacrosse pads (why did he leave them on the table?), you probably can’t detect any of your home’s rankest odors. You’ve […]
Want to save on your mortgage payment?
In Trulia’s recent report, Rent vs. Buy: Roommate Edition, they examined the impact that renting with a roommate has in determining whether it is more expensive to rent or buy. The study explains: “Since we started keeping track in 2012, it’s been a better deal to buy than rent in America’s largest housing markets – and […]
This Weekend in Colorado Springs!!
Downtown YMCA 207 N. Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Join the Downtown YMCA for trunk-or-treating, activities and games at the Fall Family Festival! Event will be held Friday, October 27, 2017 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. It is free admission and open to the community. There will be haunted houses, games, prizes, candy and costume […]
What can baking soda do?
Wow. What an olfactory difference cleaning with a small box of baking soda can make. How many of those hanging car air fresheners would it take to get rid of the olfactory assault from last night’s fish dish? So many. Too many! Before you dress up your kitchen like a cardboard pine forest, take a […]
Looking for low down payment programs?
A report released by Down Payment Resource shows that 61% of first-time homebuyers purchased their homes with a down payment of 6% or less. The trend continued among all buyers with a mortgage, as 73% made a down payment of less than 20%. An article by Chase points to a new wave of millennial homebuyers: “We teamed up with Google to […]