Ann Norton's Blog Posts

Debunking Some Myths about Mortgage AvailabilityThere seems to be a growing chasm between what the public believes to be needed and what is actually needed to qualify for a residential home loan.A

Thinking About Buying? Know Your Credit ScoreKnowing your credit score or getting a recent copy of your credit report is one of the first steps that you can take toward knowing how ready you are to

24% of Renters Believe Winter is the Best Time to Buy a HomeIn real estate, the spring is often seen as the ideal time to buy or sell a house. The term “Spring Buyer’s Season” exists

Buyers Are Looking for Your Home, Now  If you want a Price value on your home in under a minute clickhere now Any questions please call Ann Norton 330-412-9799Josh Twitchell 330

Buying Is Now 26.3% Cheaper Than Renting in the USThe results of the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia show that homeownership remains cheaper than renting, with a

What Makes a House a Home For You?We frequently talk about why it makes sense to buy a home financially, but more often than not the emotional reasons are the more powerful or compelling ones

Where Are Interest Rates Headed in 2019?The interest rate you pay on your home mortgage has a direct impact on your monthly payment. The higher the rate, the greater the payment will be. That is why

Don’t Get Caught in the Rental Trap in 2019Every year around this time, we take time to reflect and plan for next year. If you are renting your current home but have dreams of homeownership, your

We are the Dream Makers.. we will help you find a wayto own a home..  We have helped over 40 people in the last 365 days who have been told "no" by other lenders, Realtor's and just about every

OutsideMake sure lawn is well maintained, shrubs are neatly clipped, and walks and porches decks are clean and swept(also a good time to do any caulking)Invest in new landscaping only in highly

Quick last minute Fall🍁 Maintenance tips!1. Drain Gasoline and Oil for Lawnmower and weed eater. Wash and move to storage(to get years of life out of your equipment)2. Rake leaves and remove

Looking for more Information on how do get into a HOME with ZERO money down? Be sure to watch this video and if you have any questions call  our experts Kristina at YOUR EXPERT

We🙌 have a new way tosearch for a Home! Our Map🗺 Radius search is now Active and its the latest greatest way to find🏠 homes.We all want to be able to find our dream home, in the areas we

With the energy 💡Cost RISING! Who doesn't want to save money💰?Some tips for you!1. Install dimmer switches2. switch your energy provider3. Conduct an energy audit4. Dry more of your clothes

NO SPEND Money  WEEKEND IDEAS!AS were Saving 💰Money for Down Payment, or Emergency Fund here are some great ideas to not spend any money and still spend time together!🏠1. GO to a Park2.

Are you a "New Homeowner" Or going to be? Do you have any idea what tools you will need? this simple list can come in handy.. as your shopping, the bargains, or looking at garage sales!1. Phillips&

Are you👀 looking to sell your🏡 HOME soon? Want some FREE or Cheap Staging Tips!1. Pack up family photos2. Put Memorabilia away3. Hide personal keepsakes4. clean your closets (half

Some Cheap Date Night Ideas So you can save that money!!!To save some $$$1. Make Homemade Pizza Together2. Create Cocktails at home3. Give massages to each other4. Lay a blanket outside and star

Let's 🗨️Talk about Saving💰 Money! Its a thing I am constantly trying to help my clients with!  I am trying to help you not only save money,for emergency fund, but your down🏠

Home🏠 Buyer Turn Off's1. Clutter, Its important to go thru and clean up your home, declutter, and depersonalize your home. Take down personal pictures, address information and put away all

Want to search for🏠HOMES and get all the HOMES the moment they are listed? Are you ever in your🚘car and wonder what the home next to the home your looking at is priced💲at? This app tells!

Some Basic Tips for Buyers starting the Process!⚫Get Preapproved⚫Look within your budget⚫Maintain a good credit standing⚫Choose a location that is a good investment⚫Seek experts advice,

Getting Pre-Approved is easier and easier! Yes I said it! With our partner of experts YOU To can OWN your                         

Are you 💰 Saving MONEY? Here are some more Tips To help You save for your Down🏠 Payment, OR your Emergency FUND!1. buy discounted gift cards(Groupon)2. Brewing your own coffee3. Buying

5 Things not to do in the middle of your Home Loan process!1. Change your marital Status2. Change Jobs3. Switch Banks4. Pay off existing accounts(unless your lender requests it)5. Make any

Moving Can be stressful so here are a few tips to help!1. Plan your move. Always good if you can plan your move, have some notice and can schedule things in advance.2. Clean and Declutter. This

In this SELLERS Market, I want to first caution you!! Do not spend over what your family is able to comfortably spend!! Again DO NOT SPEND over what your FAMILY Is able to SPEND!Ok! So we are in

Some Ways you are THROWING 💰MONEY away!1. Paying Bank Fees2. Paying Credit Card Interest3. Utility Waste4. Not Redeeming Gift Cards5. Letting Groupons/Coupons EXPIRE6. Impulse Shopping7. Not

If your wanting to get your Pre-Approval, started this is the way to do it ! Meet the lender, fill out the quick app and lets get the process started.Did you know we offer credit�

Did you know that There is SOME Fast Simple and Easy tips you can do NOW to get TOP $ For you HOME!1. Paint your walls a neutral Color2. Pack away picture frames and all kids artwork(clean front of

What Home Improvement should you do? What has the highest PAYOUTS?When your going to remodel it helps to know what Pays the most in HOME  REPAIRS!Most of all have fun, do it slow, and as you!

Quick Tips for When You go to view a HOME!1. Walk through the entire House to get a feel for the layout.(do you think you need to make many changes? Is thereenough space?2. Check the

Are you looking for the most bang for your buck? Do you want a big GARAGE? Barn? Or SHED? These Properties all have that and MORE!Stark County Homes with at least 2+ garages, or a shed, or barn!

When your going to sell your HOME you want top $ and you want to do it on the cheap! So here are some Free things to do!Do one or do them all! TO be sure to bring in top$$ and then hit the button at

Some things maybe you can cut❌out of your daily life to save some money🏠! Do One or do them all! Either way it can only help! Use the extra money for down payment, Emergency fun!!Use

Ways TO Lower Your Utility bills! Simple tips, Do one or do them all! Save some big $$ and put that toward your down payment! OR Emergency Fund!! Wash your clothes in Cold water(certain

When you are Apartment Hunting What Questions Should You Be Asking? What is Most Important? These Quick Questions Should Help You Get Started 1. Are the Utilities Included? Which do I pay (the

As your 💳Credit Building and💰 Saving Try really hard to not⚈Miss any payments⚈Have any over 30 day payments⚈Charged off accounts ⚈Liens, foreclosures or judgments�

Looking for Fun, Frugal or Ways to save some COLD CASH? Try some of these FRUGAL TIPS! WE all know how hard saving forthe down payment, emergency fund, or Maybe you just want to cut back! Try it!

Summer Home Maintenance Tips!! What are some Easy thingsto do to your Home, What should you be doing to your Home! It's Summer Ugg! Ok lay it on me!Inspect HVAC and change your filterTest your

Are you looking for the deals in Wayne County, Want something special? We have the TOP 6 land, Water or Large Building, garages HOUSE in Wayne County RIght here for you!! Take a PEEK at these

What can hurt your Credit score? What should you watch out for? Yikes and the Nitty gritty we just should be aware of!!Missed Payments Can hurt your score by 60-80 points (if credit is bad)( if

Looking for that hard to find deal, what about that one with unique features? A big garage? a fenced yard? How about a one floor or Ranch home! We all know looking for a HOME is not always!

Looking for the Bargains in Jackson schools, Check out these Top 6 that were "JUST LISTED"  These HOT listings are sure to please as these are AFFORDABLE! The market is

Your First Home, Downsizer or just an Investment? Stark County Property that you may have missed!We all know how hard finding that first home is.  How about getting one you can.

 Portage County PropertunitiesAre you looking for location, location, LOCATION?  This is the up and coming area... YOU Can have your cake and eat it!!! Kent, Ravenna, Atwater,

HIDDEN HOME BUYING COST’SWhen you are buying a Home, it can be difficult enough to get pre-approved.  When your weighing in on Mortgage options and purchase price.  Here are a few

 We often get asked what can I do? My score is so close? I get told no all the time? I need to move from this neighborhood? There is so much miscommunication out there.  I am here to

 Summit County Bargains Galore! Homes with Deals you have to view to believe!I know you are looking, but sometimes its so hard to find the homes with out searching on every site out there!

Jackson Township Deals You Need to view TODAY and Inside tips!Looking for a great deal? Have you noticed sometimes they are alreadySOLD? If you answeredYES to either you should get on the list

Are you looking for a new home that has some land?look no further, there are plenty of options to choose fromincluding, homes super affordable with land, new construction,even water views.Click

Did you Know WE do Credit Repair So you can Buy A Home Fast sometime in 30 days?IF you haven’t joined our Facebook Credit Repair Groups you May want to hereSummitCountyStark County If you

I am looking for People who are serious about wanting to purchase a homeThe prime candidate is someone who is working on their credit, not sure of their credit orsomeone with a 520-570 credit

Want a Great DEAL In Summit County? Don'T Know where to look? Well I decided to help you out! With some "Quick Links" that show you specific lists  of potential propertunites: in Summit

Down Below are some "Quick Links" that show you specific lists of potential propertunties:  in Stark County If your looking for a great deal on a home or land or motivated seller

Different Types of Credit / How They Impact Your FICO ScoreGood credit, bad credit, large credit, small credit — after a while, building credit can feel like the ‘Impossible task’.;

Check out this amazing Steal in Jackson Schools OPEN this SUNDAY 1-3PM The seller is MOTIVATED and is priced slashed this home to $139,900  Don't miss a GREAT DEAL! 2 LARGE

Look at your Credit File:Important to make sure what is on there so you know what you’re working with!https://www.annualcreditreport.com/Do not Change Jobs! Or Addresses:Changing job or addresses

 Our Top ProgramsWe have many great loan programs to offer. Here's an overview:FHAFHA is a great program for both first-time and repeat homebuyers! FHA guidelines tend to be more flexible

When you Sell Your 🏠HOME! What Types Of 💡 Info Should you leave for the Buyer? What do I do next? Some of these helpful tips can be found on our

Word Of The💫Day! "CLOSING COST"Fees Paid at the end of the📝transaction either by the seller or buyer or both. They include the taxes,insurance and other lender expenses. * NOTE

Here is a handy📝 checklist of what you should be👀 looking at for Buyer/Seller🏠 Inspections! This is just a guide! Should not replace a home🏠 inspection! This is a

Word 📢 of the day! "OFFER" An agreement📝 between a buyer and a seller to purchase Real Estate.Also Known as a Sales Contractto search 🔍all the homes🏠

WORD💡of the day!! What is "CONTINGENT"This is👀seen on a listing when👀searching on a website like Zillow orRealtor.comor many of any websites when looking for a home🏠! Why do we not take

Thinking 🤔about buying a 🏡HOME in 2018? We are starting our 2018 BUYING PROGRAM NOW! 👈 WE CAN HELP YOU! WE helped 7 people last quarter get into their FIRST🏡 HOME! Don't MISS Out 👈and

You’ve searched online, viewed properties that your Realtor has sent to you, toured countless homes, and you’ve finally found it! The ONE! Now what?Items are Needed from You: Your legal name

Clients, Searching on http://www.pickouthome.com IT is  so easy to get your dream home, investment property or even just  to begin the process.Several things we can do to

Did You know that you don't  need perfect credit to buy a🏡 home?✔️WE are starting our First Time Home🏡 buyer program!✔️Move-Up Program!✔️Veteran & Active Duty 

I would love for you to Follow us on Facebook! Here is the link!https://www.facebook.com/spotyourhome  We often post contest's and updatesand alot of good Real Estate information here! If you

Sellers no need to worry we have you covered! Want a free mini comp on your home! Wonder whats it worth? go here NOW!http://annsellsohio.pickouthome.com/sell.php  WE want you to sell your

WE Need listings and If you have aHome to list we need it! SO lets talk sellers!! WE are willing to come out and list your home and get it sold FAST!! Its not to late to get in on the HOT

We are still here just changed companies! We want to say Thank you to all of you clients! We are still here! Please if you have not reached out to us!Please do! WE have some of the best lenders

When looking for a great deal on homes a great place to look is First Your HOME Realtor Website.. Start at http://www.annsellsohio.russellrealty.com  then you can custom your search by

There is a short window and NOW is the time!! If you want to CASH In... NOW IS The time!! List your home and get it SOLD!WE need your home.. Pretty much if you list it.. It will SELL.. We sell them

August is a great month for Home Loans, Rates are still low and I have a great lender lending in the mid 500 range~ Letstalk 330-412-9799 We need to get you in a home before the year is out!Ann

The number one thing a buyer needs to do! Is be Pre approved! I tell all my buyers we need to get you Pre approved!I have lenders that can help you! If your score is in the mid 500 range we can get

did you know that the best homes are not even on the market? They are sold before print? How can that be? ITs so important to be with a REALTOR that canget you in on the insiders list FREE! Let me

Check out this amazing new listing in the heart of it all! Pool, Huge garage extra wide and deep.  4 beds and lots of concrete, finished basement 2 full baths.. all updated just move on in:/

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For all your Real Estate Needs Be sure to call Ann Norton 330-412-9799 I will be here to help you find your next home!  The market is heating up! I want to help you notget lost in the

When buying a home its very important you find a Realtor you can trust! Your not only searching for a big investment.  We are helping you with important paperwork.  I cannot stress

  https://goo.gl/8zhqUi  These homes all have big acres with lots of little $$ out of pocket! take a look andlet me show you how to buy a home with little money out of pocket!Ann

WOW great deals on home in STARK COUNTY let me help you find your next home today! https://youtu.be/nZmRSXAZC-Qcall Ann Norton 330-412-9799;

so lets all take a ride, get some hot chocolate, maybe a popcorn snack, buckle the kiddos, fido, or even just caravan some more adults, older adults.. or just a nice couple outing.  What a way

http://http://estateadvice.realtytimes.com/advicefromagents1/item/48500-the-importance-of-air-ductsWhen we think about all the things we need to do to sell or buy a home. Do we stop to think about

Take a look of the top 5 hot homes in Akron Ohio today! I would love to take you on a personal tour today!https://youtu.be

In today's market you need some advice on not only how to get your home sold.  How do those homes just fly off the market.  It just cant be luck, can it? hmm... It has to be something

It’s that time of year; the seasons are changing and with them come thoughts of the upcoming holidays, family get-togethers, and planning for a new year. Those who are on the fence about whether

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The market it HOT!I have several buyers waiting for homes to be listed in Stark County. Are you thinking about selling, but don't know if your home is ready to be listed? I will gladly come out for

  REASONS YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT WANTS YOU PREAPPROVEDEver had an agent deny to show you a home because you weren’t pre-approved for a mortgage? It’s not because they’re mean, or

Ever wonder what was needed to get your home ready for the market? Maybe you just were not ready for that phone call to a Realtor yet? Maybe you thought... if only I had some advice!  Then

A great way to start building your credit is by leasing or renting to own! I always get asked? How do I get my hands on a list! Well I have news for youI will always help you find your home, help

Buying a home in Stark County somtimes having a list is all you need! getting it well that is sometimes the hard part!  As a Realtor, I find it that if we tailor or lists to just listed,

Sometimes as a buyer you just don’t know where to start! You think you have it all figured out. You want a 4 bedroom, updates, land garages etc... Then.. Nothing really is coming on the.

As a Realtor I often tell my sellers.  The first thing you need to do is walk thru the front door and look at from a buyer's prospective.  Feel it as if your not in your home from day to

 https://www.facebook.com/spotyourhome/ When you think about it! We all start at one home or another.  Whether its a family, a parents house, or where you first met the one.  I

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 http://annnorton.russellrealty.com/details.php?mls=192&mlsid=3766131&ppc=blog&addht=blog  This great home is one for the start of a new year! I would love to take on a tour today!

Is it possible for a home to sell with all the Christmas stuff around? One may think that it looks great. Another may think it looks like Christmas just exploded in your yard!Which is the right

So your going what 7 year buyers!   Yes I just closed my buyers from 7 years this week.  First lets say they were one happy family!!! They were on and off buyers, and One were they had

This not to miss commercial/residental/rental could be the most sought after home ever.  Just think about it! You get acerage! A home business, and a rental to pay for it! Then you get

One of the experiences of looking at homes with a Realtor is the surprises you see, around each and every corner or a home.  We see everyone’s dirty laundry.  WE see how someone lives.

With a little luck, a great Real Estate agent you can get the home you want today! Things sure have changed in the last few months. If you’re a buyer you have noticed that buying a home is not