When negotiating to buy the house of your dreams, it is your real estate agent’s job to introduce you to the many tools available to keep your investment secure and protected throughout the home-buying process.
One such tool to protect your interests in a residential real estate transaction, whether you are the buyer or the seller, is an escrow account.
There are few things in life more exciting and terrifying in equal measure than buying your first home (although I have friends who would argue that marriage and having children would top the list).
When you’re considering buying your first home, there are so many things you need to consider: mortgage rates, property taxes, hidden assessment fees and that’s before you even do a home inspection or deal with the hassle of moving.