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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Feb 18, 20215 min read
Steps to Take After an Offer is Accepted
There are preparation steps before buying a home. There are the showings and the offers. It’s easy to think once you have an accepted...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Feb 4, 20213 min read
How to Find a Home and Make an Offer
The first step in the home buying process isn’t actually to start searching for homes, as discussed in an earlier blog post. When you are...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Steps to Take Before Even Looking at Homes
Buying a home can be simultaneously the most exciting and the most stressful time in your life. You may think the first step is to start...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Books to Read to Develop a Personal Finance Mindset
I have read hundreds of books, dozens of which are related to personal finance, business, or real estate. Recently, my husband suggested...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Adulting Is Easy's Favorite Quotes from I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (second edition)
“People love to argue minor points, partially because they feel it absolves them from actually having to do anything.” “[Y]ou don’t have...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Oct 15, 20204 min read
How To Save Money When Buying a Fixer Upper
11 Ways To Save When Buying and Renovating a Fixer Upper
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Oct 8, 20204 min read
Adulting Is Easy’s Take on Mortgages
Primary residence? Investment property? When does it make sense to have a mortgage?
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Adulting Is Easy's Favorite Quotes from The Simple Path to Wealth
Eliminate all non-essential spending….This is what will free up the money you need to pour on the debt flames that are burning up your life
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Aug 20, 20202 min read
What are the components of a mortgage payment?
Decoding PITI
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Aug 13, 20203 min read
What’s the best financial advice you’ve ever received?
I asked around and put together some of the best personal finance advice out there.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jul 23, 20203 min read
Analyzing Rental Numbers in the Wake of Covid
A global pandemic, a moratorium on evictions, and a tenant's girlfriend who knew the place wasn't hers. Let's look back on Covid.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jul 9, 20203 min read
8 Things You Can Do to Get a Full Price Offer on Your Home
My husband and I recently put our home on the market. The MLS listing went live on a Tuesday evening, and we quickly had 5 showings...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jul 2, 20202 min read
4 Reasons to Buy an Investment Property
This post examines what "making money" really means in real estate.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jun 18, 20204 min read
Florida’s Unique Market & Homeowners Insurance Coverage 101
Crystal is back to give us an overview of homeowner's insurance, especially as it relates to Florida.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Jun 11, 20208 min read
New Real Estate Adventure on Our Way to FI
This real estate deal has more ups and downs than most brokers will see in their whole careers. Strap in for this one.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
May 28, 20203 min read
How Changes in the Housing Market Affect Home Equity
This post includes a quick overview of the accounting equation, how it relates to home equity, and how the housing market affects equity.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
May 21, 20209 min read
Steps in the Home Buying Process
A sample 20-step process to buying a home. Read this before you buy to decrease stress and make the process smoother.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
May 14, 20203 min read
Home Equity Line of Credit vs Home Equity Loan
This post is an overview of both home equity lines of credit and home equity loans.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Mar 19, 20209 min read
Real Estate Deal Gone Bad
Are these sellers *ssholes are are we newbie investors?
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
Mar 12, 20202 min read
What is a VA loan?
A slightly deeper dive into VA loans.
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