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By Kimberly Shane On December 31, 2019

2020 Home Renovation Goals

2020 Home Renovation Goals

If you are anything like me, you have been dreaming up changes to make to your house since the day you...


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Tags: Renovate, renovation, 203k Loan,

Top Posts from 2018 #3: 

It’s not a surprise to me that this was a favorite. This past year brought with it a shortage of homes...


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Top Posts from 2018 #4: A Real Stockton Story: First Time Homebuyer with a Fixer Upper

This one was certainly one of my...


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With all the television shows on the home improvement channels that feature the flipped houses and fixer uppers, it has caused...


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Tags: First Time Home Buyers, Renovate, Home Buyer,

For years, the Department of Veteran Administration (VA) has offered veterans and their families a home loan program full of...


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When this single mother and school teacher walked into her local Stockton Mortgage office, she was frazzled. What started out as...


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