Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Category: Real Estate

  • Here’s what Most First-Time Homeowners Assume (and Backfires)

    Here’s what Most First-Time Homeowners Assume (and Backfires)

    While at the beginning of buying a house, sure, it’s understandable to feel wary, but once everything is said and done, well, buying a first house feels like crossing some big finish line, like the keys in hand, photos in front of the front door, mentally placing furniture before the moving truck even shows up.…

  • How to Handle Low Offers for Your Property

    How to Handle Low Offers for Your Property

    So, it might help to picture this for just a second; there’s a new house you’re wanting to buy, you’re pretty sure you can afford it as long as your current home sells for a certain amount (as some mortgage brokerages do expect this in order to give you a higher mortgage). So then, the…

  • 5 Practical Tips to Become a Landlord (& Challenges You Could Face)

    5 Practical Tips to Become a Landlord (& Challenges You Could Face)

    Countless people want to become a landlord at some point or another, and it’s easy to see why. Once you have property you can rent out, you’ll have a large asset that helps you make a decent bit of money as time goes on. It could even be a lot more profitable than many people…

  • How Much Should You Keep In The Bank When Buying Your First Home?

    How Much Should You Keep In The Bank When Buying Your First Home?

    Planning to move out for the first time can be incredibly exciting, but it’s also a period of high stress. After all, you’ll likely need to attend various meetings with advisors and your bank, not to mention the financial strain you might experience at this time. It’s all enough to consume your thoughts entirely, which…

  • The End of “Social Engineering”: Why Boston’s DEI Housing Quotas Are Under Federal Fire

    The End of “Social Engineering”: Why Boston’s DEI Housing Quotas Are Under Federal Fire

    HUD investigation finds Boston’s DEI housing quotas violate civil rights. Discover why the Trump administration is dismantling race-based housing policies.

  • Life After Leaving A Hazardous Home

    Life After Leaving A Hazardous Home

    Moving out of a place because it’s affecting your health isn’t a failure. It’s a decision rooted in self-preservation. Whether it was mold, bad air quality, asbestos, or something unknown, your body told you something wasn’t right. And now that you’re out, the real work begins. Here’s how to navigate life after leaving a hazardous…