Should You Co-Sign A Home Loan?

To co-sign or not to co-sign, that is the question. In the event a friend or relative comes to you and asks you to co-sign a home loan for them, what should you do? Perhaps you want to be supportive and stay on good terms with them or maybe you just like doing favors. However, […]

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation

The Fiscal Cliff and its impact on the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. The Lawhead Team has been staying up to date with the upcoming fiscal cliff and would like to share with our readers how it pertains to the housing recovery, particularly the mortgage forgiveness debt relief act. Impact of the Fiscal Cliff, by […]

Buying A Home Vs. Renting

Buying a home is better than renting. Are you moving and not sure if you should buy or rent? The Lawhead Team came across this article from fazhomes.com discussing the reasons why buying a home is better than renting: 7 reasons home buying a home trumps renting. Historically, buying a home has been something people […]

Christmas Decorating Tips

Easy Christmas decorating tips for your home. Time for the holidays! If you haven’t started Christmas decorating yet or if you need some help on improving the decorations you’ve already put up, we’d like to share some easy Christmas decorating tips. These Christmas decorating tips are from Real Simple Magazine: Flank an Entryway. Give your […]

Is a short sale right for you?

Short sale properties – What you need to know. If you are looking to buy a home in the near future, there is a good chance a lot of the properties you look at will be short sales.  The Lawhead Team would like to share some helpful short sale tips for prospective buyers. A short […]

Tips To Baby Proof Your Home

Expecting?  Baby proof your home. We had previously posted this blog a while back and since our precious Olivia was just born this week, we felt it was appropriate to once again post these baby proof tips which can be used throughout the house. We know we will soon have to be baby proofing our […]

Prevent A Burglar From Breaking Into Your Home And Vehicle

Burglar prevention tips. The holidays are here and unfortunately, this is a prime time for home and car burglary.  The Lawhead Team cares about you and wants to make sure you do all you can to prevent a burglar from breaking in. Here are some helpful tips for property owners and renters to secure their […]

Is A Home Inspection Needed On New Construction?

Home inspection for a new home. If you are buying a newly constructed home, one may wonder if a home inspection is needed.  We believe it is important to have ANY home inspected no matter how new or old it is. Many people mistakenly believe that they don’t need a home inspection on a new […]

Recovering From A Short Sale

Lawhead Team’s guest blogger shares her recent short sale story. As a guest writer for The Lawhead Team’s blog, I’d like to share my experience in dealing with my condo in North San Diego County and its recent short sale. I had originally purchased my newly renovated condo in 2005, at a young age of […]

Tips For Simple Home Improvement

Simple and inexpensive home improvement tips. Something that people get caught up in when looking at a home are things like the paint, wall paper or carpet. These are things that can easily be changed after buying it. Small home improvement changes like this are easy to do, don’t cost a lot, and can even […]