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SBA Loans – What every Realtor® and Business Owner should know!
SBA 504 Loans provide an affordable alternative in the commercial lending realm for business owners looking to purchase the property they operate out of and become the building [...]
Title Insurance – What is it and why you should care!
Title Insurance: What is it? And why you should get it! Title insurance protects your actual ownership of the property, your "title" to the property. Your "title" is [...]
The Winds of Change are Blowing in Newport, RI Rental Properties!
Pricing your Newport, Rhode Island Rental Property for the 2022-202 Season. I've been having this conversation a lot this month. As you may know the City of Newport [...]
1031 Exchange Alternative to Purchasing a Replacement Property!
Sellers of Investment Properties often face punishing taxes on their gains. In this market Sellers hold all the cards when they sell but face an uphill battle to [...]
1031 Exchange and Investment Property – Keep MORE of Your Money!
Using 1031 Exchange to save Money! Today's podcast is about the 1031 Exchange rules and how to use them when you sell an investment property. Before you put [...]
Cash Is KING in Real Estate! Except when it’s not!!
Cash offers put Buyers way ahead of the competition! In the Spring 2022 real estate market Savvy listing agents and Sellers will be on the lookout for Cash [...]
Will We Start To See a Big Wave of Foreclosures?
Here’s a comprehensive update on the foreclosure market here in Rhode Island Home prices are on the rise, rental rates are climbing, and people seem [...]
Meet the Architect! Spencer McCombe of Cordtsen Design Architects
Architects act as the planner and project manager in lots of projects. Whether building from scratch or adding a room or reworking a floor plan, an architect works [...]
My Mortgage Rate Projections From 2022
This is what the experts are saying about mortgage rates in 2022. We’ve been talking for a while about mortgage rates and what direction they’re headed in. Obviously, [...]
How Will Selling Your Home Affect Your Taxes?
In this crazy seller’s market, I’m continually asked the same question over and over: “How is the equity I’m going to gain in the sale of my home [...]
What is Post Closing Occupancy?
You may have heard the terms post-closing occupancy or rent-back before. What do these terms mean? First of all, they are two terms for the same thing: When [...]
Q: What Does Our Real Estate “Heat Map” Show?
Included in the most recent report from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors is something they call the ‘heat map,’ and it represents levels of inventory throughout the [...]
How to Improve Your Credit Score: 7 strategies that will get you a better credit score
Your credit score is one of the most important measures of your financial health. It tells lenders at a glance how responsibly you use credit. The better your score, the [...]
What Did Suze Orman Get Wrong?
Some of you may know Suze Orman as the popular financial advisor who had her own show on CNBC for many years. She's long been someone who's advice [...]
Tips for Tenants on Moving Day
Reach Out to Your Current Landlord About 60 days before you plan to move, notify your current landlord that you won’t be renewing your lease. The exact amount [...]
Buying a House vs. a Condo
You're looking for an escape hatch outside of one of the busy city centers, somewhere you can get away for a week or more and take a breather [...]
The Military Clause and what it means for Landlords
As a City with a Naval base here in Newport we have a lot of Military renters coming for school or general employment and part of entering in [...]
How much should you pay for rent?
You’re moving and putting together a budget, but just how much should you pay for rent? Whether you are moving to a new town, changing jobs or just [...]
Considering Solar? Well Rhode Island’s solar incentives are some of the best in America.
Despite being the smallest state in the USA, Rhode Island certainly punches above its weight in terms of its solar policies. Rhode Island is ranked 37th in the [...]
Cutting the Cord: Should You Let Cable TV Stay or Go?
Whether you’re a Netflix enthusiast or a loyal cable subscriber, there’s no denying that TV entertainment is as popular as ever. However, as the streaming services continue to [...]
Guest or Tenant? How to Create and Enforce a Guest Policy
As a property owner, you’re liable for the people who call your property home. That’s why you carefully screen each potential tenant and then write up a lease [...]