Who Likes Moving?

Most People Hate The Thought Of Moving!

Most people avoid it.

Even though most people hate moving they choose to do it all the time. Especially our younger generations who tend to fall in two groups, Group one putting their careers first and foremost. Then of course you have group two starting a family sometimes as young as 16 years old. You might ask what this has to do with moving.

Everyone needs a roof to reside under, food and a job to pay for this.

Group one tends to focus on how much money they can make as quickly as possible neglecting to set some long-term goals. For generations Successful people have created some of their wealth simply by choosing to own a home rather than renting an apartment. We all know It does cost money to move. At the end of a lease many tenants move only to contribute to another land-lords financial gain. The Somewhat Forgotten or Misunderstood American Dream Still Exists! A few years back many heard their elders complain about real estate. They got caught up in bad timing and found themselves upside down with a house purchase or more often a refinance they made.

The truth of the matter is over any ten-year time period, if a home was not refinanced to pull out equity the vast majority showed considerable profits. I myself own some rental property. More than once I Have had a potential renter buy a home instead of renting my property.

I remember one gentleman in particular.

He was looking at my home for rent because the place he rented for over 15 years was put on the market for sale.  He found himself between a rock and a hard place and dreaded the idea of moving. Long story short is he was not aware of a no money down program for home buyers. He now owns the property he paid rent on for many years. The price of the home he lived in for years was twice as much as it was when he moved in. When we do the math what he paid in rent for all those years would have paid for the place.

Group One: Stop wasting your money and invest in a home.

OK Now we have group two which is a little more of a challenging situation. Being young and raising a child can be very overwhelming in itself. You have to keep a roof overhead, food, child care etc. The bottom line comes down to. If you are holding down a job to provide the money for rent that keeps going up.  you may find that you qualify for a low or no money down home loan program. Better than that the mortgage does not go up eating away at your raises like rent does. You don’t have to move because a landlord raises the rent or does not renew a lease. You can paint the walls whatever color you choose. You can say yes to that child of yours begging you for a pet.  

 

We suggest you Choose one of our Howard Hanna Team Agents and discuss your home buyer options.

 

Who Likes Moving?2019-02-20T18:57:20+00:00

Welcome, Home to Our Military Men And Woman!

Always Remember Freedom Was And Is Not Free!

With great enthusiasm, All of us on the Choose A Home Team at Howard Hanna and local military Families

We want to join family and friends in a warm welcome back home to our soldiers!  In recent weeks Homecoming celebrations have taken place all around Hampton Roads Coastal Virginia in honor of you, the dedicated men and women of our armed forces returning from deployments.

The Choose A Home Team is privileged to know so many in the military community, many are our close friends and clients.   As we look forward to continuing to foster new friendships and client relationships with you – here is a little message from us to you.

WELCOME BACK and THANK YOU!’ to every service member returning to Hampton Roads! Here’s a big SHOUT OUT to each service member of our Armed Forces!

  • USS George H.W. Bush

After a lengthy seven-month deployment commencing January 21st, the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 2 with its crew of 7,000 soldiers are returning to Naval Station Norfolk on August 21st 2017.  The aircraft carrier and its squadrons of Carrier Air Wing and staff, The destroyer Squadron staff and ships held joint exercises with the United Kingdom demonstrating the capability to deter and respond to possible threats.  The carrier has supported operations against terrorist groups in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.

  • USS Truxton

The guided missile destroyer based out of Norfolk deployed with the USS George H.W. Bush and returned home following a long seven-month deployment.

  • Destroyer Squadron 22

The Destroyer Squadron 22 had alternate ships which deployed at assorted times uniting with the Bush strike group, returning in June and July 2017.

  • USS Mahan:  Returned June 20, 2017

Deployed on November 19th 2016 to support the 5th Fleet area of operations for seven months. Some are the USS Mahan (DDG 72), a guided-missile destroyer supported security cooperation efforts and maritime security operations.  While on deployment the USS Mahan travelled over 50,000 nautical miles. They engaged in tri-lateral defense exercises with the Iraq and Kuwaiti Defense Forces. They also engaged in joint naval exercises with Great Britain, France, Australia, Denmark and other NATO partners.  The destroyer returned on June 20th 2017 to Naval Station Norfolk.

You’ve made it home with great timing.  How fantastic is it to be in Hampton Roads this time of year!  Everyone can enjoy the last weeks of summer, plan some fun with the family. Maybe even hang out with the kids before they go back to school, help pack up older kids to college, and watch one of nature’s most incredible sights –  the Total Solar Eclipse (well – partial Eclipse in VB – but still really awesome to say you got to see it)!

So enjoy the down time – we know you have earned it!

Welcome, Home to Our Military Men And Woman!2019-02-11T20:20:34+00:00
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