Cheryl Bourland's blog

Many buyers head into the home inspection with the idea that afterward they will know everything about the home, but this is not a realistic expectation. Instead, you should keep in mind that home inspectors are professionals that look for specific indicators and are bound by a set rules regarding their findings. Although every buyer is understandably focused on what's in the report, in some ways it is just as important to understand what isn't covered as what is. Keep reading to learn about a few of the items that you shouldn't expect to be covered in the home inspection.

When dealing with a decision as stressful as buying a home, it's understandable that you might become receptive to any and all advice. Of course, following bad advice will only make an already difficult process even harder, so it's important to filter out the valuable information from the noise. In this post, you can learn about some of the bad pieces of advice which often hold buyers back from making the right decision in their home search.

Although it's usually not a wise move to chase trends during a remodel, knowing which styles are on the upswing or downswing can help you future-proof your home against looking dated. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than the kitchen, which has a median renovation cost of $11,000; the hefty price tag makes kitchens far too expensive for most homeowners to redo every few years. To get a feel for 2019's kitchen trends, home remodeling website Houzz surveyed over 1,300 homeowners to see which styles they chose for their recent or upcoming kitchen remodel. Keep reading to learn which design elements are rising above the competition!