While it’s only January and the prime spring market is still a couple months away, it’s NOT too early to be prepping for your home search if you’d like to buy this year. Our market moves fast, and you will need to be ready to go when the home of your dreams hits the market. Here are three things you should be doing now: 1. Assess your financial situation & get pre-approved for a mortgage Determine your comfortable monthly housing budget Figure out how much you have available

So you’ve just closed on a lovely condo in a brand new association – congratulations! Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and take care of a few logistical items: MEET YOUR CO-OWNERS Your first order of business should be to set up a meeting of the unit owners to establish roles and set expectations. For example: Who will be the point person for collecting condo fees and paying bills? Do you want to do your own snow removal and landscaping or contract that out? If you’re do