Totally agree about curb appeal—it's easy to overlook, but it makes a difference. We spruced up our front yard last year (nothing fancy, just trimmed ...

Yeah, learned that lesson the hard way myself. A few years back, I jumped into something similar thinking I'd scored a great deal, only to realize lat...

I've had mixed luck with attic insulation myself... noticed a decent improvement in our older ranch-style home, but my brother's newer place barely sa...

Yeah, appraisers can overlook stuff pretty easily. When we refinanced a couple years ago, they didn't even notice we'd replaced all the windows. I was...

Haha, yep, sounds about right. I'm way too cautious (okay, paranoid) to even think about house hunting without the pre-approval sorted first. Knowing ...

I haven't personally been through foreclosure, but I did handle some legal paperwork myself once (small claims stuff, nothing as big as foreclosure). ...