The Sharpe Mortgage Team is committed to providing you each week with helpful information on topics such as the local market, home trends, homebuying tips, and more. This week we shared information on how to keep snakes away, quick facts that determine your credit, and what to negotiate when buying a home. Read more on these topics below.

Keeping Snakes Away from your Home

If your home is in an area where snake sightings are common, you have likely walked outside to find an unwanted guest. Here are two basic ways to keep snakes away.

Quick Facts That Determine Your Credit

Credit scores are calculated using several pieces of data in your credit report. There are five key components that make up your credit score, and each one accounts for a certain percentage of the overall score. Learn more!

What to Negotiate When Buying a Home

With demand for homes outstripping supply, we have seen many buyers forced into bidding wars, all the while sending prices through the roof in the past couple of years. But even in a seller’s market, there is almost always some wiggle room for negotiation. Here are some of the most common elements to negotiate when buying a home.

Is there anything that The Sharpe Mortgage Team can do for you this week? If you’re interested in purchasing a home or refinancing your current home in Winston Salem or the surrounding areas, give us a call! We can discuss your financial goals and discuss a loan program that might be right for you.