Winter is coming, and who doesn't love watching your dog run and play in the snow? But winters can be especially harsh in Pennsylvania, and exposure to dry, cold air and chilly rain, sleet and snow can cause chapped paws and itchy, flaking skin. Winter walks can become downright dangerous if chemicals from ice-melting agents …
What is the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit?
The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is intended to help people build wealth and make homeownership more accessible given high rent prices nationwide. The tax credit was originally introduced in Congress in April 2021 and was one of the Biden Administration's key campaign promises. Although the credit has yet to be passed into law, many …
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Here’s a little real estate trick you may dig… a “Rent-Back”!
For the past few years, these creative arrangements have been used more and more. In essence, a rent-back agreement is a short-term rental agreement between a home seller and buyer that allows the seller to remain in the home for a period of time after the closing in exchange for rental payments. Basically, the seller …
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What the woof? Different mortgage rates and requirements for a second home vs. investment property. 
So, you've been thinking about buying another home where you’ll either have a place to go for vacations, or a place that’ll generate income and put more money in your pocket. Either way, the opportunity to own more than one property is an enviable position to be in, but how you classify that property makes …

