Taking place on Saturday, August 23rd through Sunday, August 24th is the 6th Annual Salsa Fest! The festival takes place at the Downtown Mall between Las Cruces and Griggs Streets. This festival will be fun for the whole family with activities for everyone! There will be a salsa making competitio
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08/20/2014
We find over and over that people tend to put off home repairs until right before they put their home for sale on the market. One of the most common repairs is due to water damage. Here are some helpful tips if you floor has been damaged by water. Vinyl Tiles Linoleum or vinyl tiles are some of
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08/18/2014
Does your home smell like your dog? If so, we need to work on a few things to increase its chances of it selling in a reasonable time-frame. You also need to be willing to accept non-biased opinions about your home's smell. Sometimes when you live with smells, you become accustomed to them. You
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08/15/2014
I get a few people who contact me from time to time questioning whether or not they should get a house. Their questioning is usually based on the unknown, or fear that they aren’t the right kind of person to buy a home, or that perhaps the market still isn’t stable enough to buy now. Everybody i
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08/13/2014
Every time I have an initial consultation with a potential listing client, we discuss the listing price for their home. As a part of that process, the seller and I discuss the price they think their home should sell for. I think it is worth noting that the seller's desired sales price may or may
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08/12/2014
Qualifying and being approved for a mortgage are only part of the financial responsibility of buying a home in Las Cruces. There are a host of closing costs that, as a buyer, you should expect. Affordability is a topic on the minds of today's buyers, so researching each of the following costs, la
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08/07/2014
Qualifying and being approved for a mortgage are only part of the financial responsibility of buying a home in Las Cruces. There are a host of closing costs that, as a buyer, you should expect. Affordability is a topic on the minds of today's buyers, so researching each of the following costs, l
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08/07/2014
For most people, changing employers will not really affect your ability to qualify for a mortgage loan. However, for some home buyers the effects of changing jobs can be disastrous to your loan application. We were reminded of this a few weeks ago when we worked with a gentleman who just relocat
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08/06/2014
Last week our water heater wasn't putting out as much hot water as it used to. Have you ever had that problem? We contacted our plumber to come out and look at it, and he suggested we drain and flush the tank. Sure enough, this regular maintenance trick solved the problem and we learned our les
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08/05/2014
In part 1 of this blog, “Refinancing Your Home Mortgage and Why You Should Do It Now!”, we mentioned that with today’s very low interest rates, around 4%, almost everyone with a higher rate mortgage will save money by refinancing. We also noted that not only would you save money but you will bui
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07/31/2014