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Patrick Burns

Greensboro Home Buyers, Avoid Unnecessary Credit Dings While Home Loan Shopping

Greensboro Home Buyers, Avoid Unnecessary Credit Dings While Home Loan Shopping

photo credit: homesbythomas Rarely a week goes by that I’m not asked about credit scores and how they are effected by shopping around to get the best deal on a home loan.  Clients want to know how their credit score will be effected if they compare rates and fees with several Greensboro mortgage lenders.  Will [...] Read more

Patrick Burns

Buying a Greensboro fixer-upper home? 6 tips to be prepared.

While looking at a foreclosed home earlier this month, I was reminded of the extreme variety of expectations I’ve run across while showing buyers fixer-upper type homes over the years in Greensboro and the surrounding areas.  In the quest for a deal, many people are drawn to homes that “need a little TLC ” shall [...] Read more

Patrick Burns

Top 5 Tips for Greensboro First-Time Home Buyers

Top 5 Tips for Greensboro First-Time Home Buyers

For people looking to buy their first home right now, Greensboro and the rest of Guilford County offers the best buying environment in the last 40+ years.  Prices and interest rates rates are low, there’s a great selection of homes for sale, and the economy seems to be slowly coming out of it’s funk.  So [...] Read more

Patrick Burns

Greensboro Buyer Resources for Potential Home Hazards

Greensboro Home Hazard Resources

If you’re looking for a home in Greensboro, High Point or the rest of the Triad, you’ll be presented with many disclosure forms and inspection options to make you aware of some potential health hazards which sometimes show up in residential housing (and elsewhere).  These issues can range from lead-based paint to mold to radon [...] Read more

Patrick Burns

Everyone in Greensboro Benefits from Home Ownership

An article came across my e-mail recently and it spelled out some surprising benefits of home ownership which we don’t hear about very often.  Even those who don’t own homes in Greensboro can benefit from the activities of those who do.  These “social benefits” of home ownership help improve Greensboro for all of us. Here’s [...] Read more