Lake Ariel Realty
Local governments and school districts raise a large portion of the money that goes toward paying for education, emergency services, transportation and other public goods through property taxes. The amount that individual homeowners pay is determined by the assessed property value and the mill rate. Each of these is calculated through a complex process.
How Property Values Are AssessedAn assessor will determine the value of your home, which can change over time due to depreciation, improvements...
If you plan on buying a house and need a mortgage, a lender is going to perform a credit check to help determine whether to give you a loan and the interest rate you’d have to pay. The higher your credit score, the more likely you’ll get approved and the lower your interest rate might be.
Shopping around for the best deal can save you thousands of dollars over the life of a mortgage, but it’s also important to understand how credit checks work and might affect you. According to the Consumer Fin...
For many, summer seems like the optimal time to move. Whether you're moving across town or across the country, the process requires time, patience, money, and trust. That's where the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) comes in. BBB offers Business Profiles on over 20,000 moving-related companies.In 2018, BBB fielded 9,256 complaints about moving companies on things like damaged or missing items, bills that were higher than estimates, late deliveri...
But knowing the best way to dispose of something can be confusing. Should you trash it or r...
A fenced-in yard. Double sinks. A wrap-around porch. An open floor plan. Solar panels. There are just so many things we want our new home to have.
However, when shopping for our dream home, it’s essential to steer the dream a little bit more toward reality. No home will have every single feature you desire, so before you set out on the search, sit down, think hard and narrow down your list of must-haves.
