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Real Talk on Baton Rouge Real Estate

Buying, selling, LSU family housing, and finding your neighborhood — the stuff I wish someone had told me.

Buying & Selling

Closing Costs in Baton Rouge: What Buyers and Sellers Actually Pay in Louisiana

What's actually on the closing bill in Louisiana, who usually pays it, and how to plan so nothing surprises you at the closing table.

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Buying

Flood Zones & Flood Insurance in Baton Rouge: What to Check Before You Make an Offer

How to look up a home's flood zone, what flood insurance really costs, and the questions to ask before you're under contract.

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After You Buy

How to File Your Homestead Exemption in East Baton Rouge Parish (and Why It Matters)

You closed on your house. Now do this one quick thing that can save you hundreds of dollars a year on property taxes.

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LSU Families

Where to Buy Near LSU: A Parent's Guide to the Areas Around Campus

Northgate, Nicholson, Burbank, Highland: the main areas around campus, what kind of property you'll find in each, and what to check before you buy.

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LSU Families

How Parents Actually Finance a Home for Their LSU Student

Co-signing, second home, investment property, or cash: the common ways parents finance a place near LSU, and the catch with each one.

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LSU Families

Buying vs. Renting Near LSU: What Baton Rouge Parents Should Actually Know

Every year I get the same call from a parent in August: "should we have just bought something?" Here's how to actually think about it.

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Buying

What Actually Happens at a Home Showing (So You're Not Guessing)

First showing jitters are real. Here's exactly what to expect, so you can focus on the house instead of the process.

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Relocating

Moving to Baton Rouge From Out of State? Here's Your Survival Guide

I moved here from Virginia knowing nobody. Here's what I wish someone had told me before I got here.

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Selling

5 Things to Do Before You List Your Baton Rouge Home

You don't need a full renovation before listing. You need these five things done right.

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Real Talk

Real Talk: What Nobody Tells You About Buying Your First Home

The parts of buying a house that don't make it into the glossy Pinterest version.

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