No one wants them to happen, but disasters can occur anywhere at any time. To endure an already stressful situation a little more easily, you should prepare an emergency kit — no matter whether you need to evacuate or shelter in place. Make sure your emergency kit is stocked with the items on the checklist […]
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7 Disaster Assistance Programs That Can Help If you live in an area that recently declared a disaster, you can get help from the federal government. You can visit DisasterAssistance.gov to find out what kinds of help you can get, apply for assistance, and to later check the status of your application. In addition, you
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A wide variety of emergencies may cause an evacuation. In some instances, you may have a day or two to prepare, while other situations might call for an immediate evacuation. Planning ahead is vital to ensuring that you can evacuate quickly and safely. Before an Evacuation Learn the types of disasters that are likely in
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Purchasing a home in California is one of the most exciting and potentially stressful things you can do. The home buying process is also an emotional experience that is very personal to each buyer. When your emotions are involved in a purchase, however, you might end up skipping or overlooking certain details. Here are some suggestions
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Veterans serve our country and help keep us free. It’s not an easy job, but those who are called to service can qualify for a variety of benefits, including home loans through the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Knowing how VA loans work is the first step toward buying a home in California, but
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If you’re a first-time home buyer in California, you’re probably already overwhelmed just thinking about the whole process. There are so many steps you’ll have to do that it may feel like you’ll never get the keys to your dream home. We hope the advice in this article can help you better understand this aspect
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When it comes to “fun homeowner conversations”, decorating, family planning, and congratulations are usually what go around before people come around at housewarming time. The specter of foreclosure however? Not so much. With that kind of phantom hanging around in the wings, it’s no wonder taking the first steps to owning a home can seem
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It’s the Fourth! And now that you’re newly in a home, you’ve got more spreading out and more celebrating to do this holiday! What could mark the anniversary of our country’s independence and the new place better than a few pyrotechnics? Other than a great potluck spread of course. But even more important than matching
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A jumbo mortgage, as the name implies, is a loan that exceeds the conforming loan limits established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. For most areas of the country, the current conforming loan limit is $417,000 for a single-family home. For higher priced markets such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, the maximum conforming limit
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Putting a home on the market is stressful enough as is. With all the expenses involved in moving and purchasing a new home, you may not be able to afford major renovations or upgrades before selling your current home. But there are several inexpensive ways to improve your home to sell and give the best impression to
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