Wendy Reyes-Realtor

Faithful home maintenance preserves your home’s value and minimizes repair costs. Here’s a handy timetable to guide your tasks.

Attention to Home Maintenance Now Will Avoid Big Repair Bills Later As a homeowner, it’s far better to keep up with routine maintenance than spend big bucks down the road on repairs and replacements. Here’s a handy guide to key maintenance issues and how often they should be completed. Monthly maintenance. Change the filters to your heating and air intake ducts,...

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How to Find Crime Statistics for Your Neighborhood Thanks to the internet, finding crime statistics is easier than ever. That’s good news for wary homebuyers who want to make sure they’re moving to a relatively safe area. It’s also a comfort to current homeowners who want to keep tabs on what’s going on in their neighborhood. Here’s a quic...

Is a second home in your future? Here’s the lowdown on mortgage approval and tax implications.

‘Taxing’ Questions on Second Homes Are you in the market for buying a second home? You probably have lots of questions — what’s it like to qualify for a mortgage on a second home, and are there still tax advantages? Let’s take a look. Mortgage risk. Since lenders view second homes as being a higher risk for default than first [...