A real estate transaction can be an emotional roller coaster, especially for first-time buyers. A home is not an everyday purchase—you’re buying your future, the place where your kids will grow up and a lifetime of memories will be made. And a house has a much higher price tag than anything else you’ve ever bought. That alone can be scary. The money
As a parent, our instinct tells us to protect our child. Since the start of COVID-19, that instinct has kicked into overdrive. Not only are we working to physically protect our kids from getting sick, but we also want to shield them emotionally. Every day is a struggle when our kids ask us why they
The COVID-19 crisis has been battering the U.S. economy for almost a month now, and many Americans are feeling the pain, homeowners included. In fact, many are reaching out to their lenders and asking to put their mortgages into forbearance, thereby pausing payments for a period of time as they attempt to stretch their limited
From a safe social distance, I’ve been fielding frantic calls from organizations that don’t have a business continuity plan to help them respond to the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic. I’ve also gotten calls from those who do, but there is nothing in it for a pandemic scenario, which manifests itself differently from natural
Since insurance is supposed to be a backup plan, and we sure need one today with this pandemic-caused economic shutdown rippling through each of our lives, I spoke with Tina Kirby of Insurance Innovators for tips on what we can do to make our insurance policies actually serve our lives. She has been in the
The coronavirus has turned tens of millions of parents into homeschoolers. Just finding a quiet spot for the kids and then settling them down can be an exhausting chore. But another big frustration is the sense that a diet of worksheets, iffy video connections, and rote tasks can leave kids bored and tuned out. That’s