Real Estate Information Archive

Buying a house for the first time can seem scary and intimidating. With some research, help and good advice, you can navigate the real estate world with ease. The blog, View Along the Way, gave some great tips for first-time home buyers. 

• Choose a good real estate agent.
• Buy within your budget.
• Inspect the house - get a good home inspector.
• Make sure to compare loan costs and interest rates.

What to look for in your house hunt:

• Walk-in garage
• Convenient laundry room
• A lot of natural light
• Great location
• Easy layout

March 27, 2015

Broadway in Utah

Where: American International School of Utah (4998 South 360 West Murray, UT 84123)

When: Doors open at 6:30pm

​Cost: $25

March 28, 2015

Romantics Festival German Dinner

Where: Harmons City Creek (135 East 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111)

Cost: $30

Visitsaltlake.com says, "In collaboration with Utah Symphony/Utah Opera's Romantics Festival, Harmons is offering a German Romantic Cooking Demonstration and Dinner preceding the March 28th Beethoven & Wagner concert.

Learn about German dining in the 19th century, and see how Chef Aaron Ballard translates the ideals of 19th Century German Romanticism into food for dinner in the 21st century."

March 28, 2015

Teen After Hours Movie Night: Catching Fire (PG-13, 2013)

Where: Orem Public Library

Cost: FREE

Visitsaltlake.com says, "All teens 12-18 are invited to the library for a special after-hours screening of Catching Fire, the second movie in the Hunger Games series. Soda and popcorn will be provided. Be here at 6:30pm with your library card to browse the library shelves and check out books before the movie starts at 7pm."

March 28, 2015

Hairspray: The Musical

Where: Draper Historic Theatre

Cost: Reserved Seating - $12 Adults, $9 Students/Seniors/Military. General Admission - $10 Adults, $7 Students/Seniors/Military.

Box Office opens at 6pm. There will be a 10 minute intermission.

March 28-29, 2015

Holi Festival of Colors

Where: Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple (8628 South Main Street Spanish Fork, UT 84660)

Cost: $5 Adults, Kids 12 and Under Free

Visitsaltlake.com says, "The Festival which inspired Color Fests and Color Runs all over the world. Average attendance 55,000 over two days. After 15 years still the largest, still the purest, still the brighest colors, still the most fun!!! Great bands and DJ's, dancers, yoga by great teachers, cuisine, and lotsa love."

So, it's time to move again and you're dragging your feet. How are you going to pack all of your things? Where do you even start? Who is going to help you load and unload? Moving can be a stressful, physically exhausting, time consuming process. 

However, with some help and good advice, you can make it a breeze. Real Living Realty Group wrote an article, "Save Time, Money, and Your Sanity When Moving" on myRealtyTimes.com where they offer some tips and tricks to get through moving without breaking a sweat. 

• Create a budget.
• Decide if you are going to hire professionals or do it yourself.
• Clean, declutter and get organized.
• Save money by asking family, friends or a local store if they have any boxes you can use.

For more great tips, you can read the full article here.

Building a home can be a daunting process and if you aren't properly educated, mistakes are easily made. However, you don't have to do it alone! The Cindy Wood Realty Group is here to help. Get home schooled on new construction with this brief video about one common mistake homeowners make.