Property Taxes
Property taxes are based on your assessed value, which is basically what your house looks like on paper—beds, baths, square footage, acreage, and any fun extras like a pool or a fancy shed.
Homeownership Expenses
Owning a home comes with ongoing expenses beyond the mortgage, so it’s important to budget accordingly.
A guide to selling.
Selling your home? You need an agent who’s in it to win it—no half-measures, no vague promises.
A guide to buying.
Buying a home is exciting, but it’s also a complex process with a lot of moving parts—that’s where I come in.
Your solar questions, answered.
A past client shares their experience and answers questions about installing solar panels at their Margaretville home.
How to Tell If a DIY Project Is Worth Tackling - featured on Dwell!
When the cost versus time equation is confusing, it’s hard to know how to proceed.
The difference between national or online banks and local banks.
First hand experience: the difference between local and national banks when it comes to appraisals.
Why do I need a prequal?
Why should I get a bank prequalification letter before viewing houses in person?
An iOS app I use to make mediocre (but useful!) renderings.
An easy to use and inexpensive app for “trying on” your plans.
The Buying Process Explained.
Who does what, and when. From showings to closing day, and everything in between, explained.
Waiving the appraisal - what does that even mean?
Perhaps the most important, yet confusing, contingency in a fast moving market.
True Cost: Elissa’s DIY Farmhouse.
A stunning, mostly DIY reno in a charm filled farmhouse.
