by Adam Smith | Oct 8, 2026 | Homeowner
Once it gets cold, most of us close up the house and don’t open a window again until spring. It makes sense, you don’t want to lose heat, but it also means your furnace becomes the only thing moving air around your house for the next few months, and...
by Adam Smith | Sep 24, 2026 | Homeowner
You probably think your estate is in order. You signed a will years ago. You told your kids what you want. You feel good about it.Then someone passes away, and your family finds out the plan has gaps. A house that should have transferred smoothly ends up stuck in...
by Adam Smith | Sep 10, 2026 | Homeowner
You add a trampoline for the kids. You convert the garage into a gym. You start running your Etsy shop out of the spare room. None of that feels like a big deal at the time, and your insurer never calls to tell you otherwise. That’s the part that catches people...
by Adam Smith | Aug 27, 2026 | Homeowner
Adding a deck is one of the most popular home upgrades out there, no matter where you live. Homeowners love the idea of morning coffee outside or grilling with friends on a summer night. But if you’re building a deck mainly to boost your sale price, the payoff...
by Adam Smith | Aug 13, 2026 | Homeowner
Q1 of this year was full of whiplash. Rates jumped around, headlines changed by the week, and nobody quite knew what to plan for.Q2 calmed down. Rates found a range. Inventory grew. Buyers who’d been sitting out started coming back, carefully. Sellers reset...
by Adam Smith | Jul 30, 2026 | Homeowner
If you’re getting ready to sell, plan on doing some work first. According to Zillow’s 2024 Consumer Housing Trends Report, 72% of sellers took on at least one home improvement project before listing.But not every project earns its keep. I pulled data from...
by Adam Smith | Jul 16, 2026 | Homeowner
A lot of people think adding someone to a deed was pretty straightforward. You fill out some paperwork, file it, and it’s done. But the more clients I work with who are navigating co-ownership, the more I’ve seen how much can go sideways when the structure...
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by Adam Smith | Jul 9, 2026 | Local Activities
Once it gets hot, figuring out where to cool off becomes its own kind of stress. You want somewhere that works for everyone in your group, isn’t a total circus, and doesn’t cost a fortune. [CITY] actually has a lot of good options; it’s just not...
by Adam Smith | Jul 2, 2026 | Homeowner
I’ll be honest. Before I started referring clients to a reverse mortgage specialist, I had a surface-level understanding of how these loans worked. I knew the basics. But when older homeowners started coming to me with real questions, I realized I needed to go...
by Adam Smith | Jun 18, 2026 | Homeowner
Almost every conversation I have with clients starts with the home. That’s what they came to me for. But the longer I do this, the more I notice something about the clients who feel genuinely settled after closing. They aren’t just thinking about the...
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