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Reader Profile Update: An Artists’ Paradise in Taos

You may remember the Real Savvy profile of Jessica Gormley a few months back. Jessica is a real estate maven, whose guiding principal is one of stewardship. She believes in honoring a home’s history, and this became perfectly clear to me when I visited her stunning Taos estate last month. I gush more fully about (more&hellip)

Update: Recovering from Renovation Wreckage

Remember the plight of Real Savvy readers Jocelyn and Kevan? The ones who bought their dream home, planning to spend a few thousand on minor repairs and ended up mired in four times the damage and expense? To refresh your memory, here’s what the front of their house looked like after their contractor discovered massive (more&hellip)

A Man, A Rock, and the Sea

We humans seem to have an unstoppable drive to explore, conquer, and dominate…especially when it comes to real estate. From elaborate treehouses built high above the ground, to rural country cottages far from civilization, we practically dare Mother Nature to try to contain us. This is not a new phenomenon. Back in the early 1900s, (more&hellip)

Reader Profile: Digging Our Way Out of a Money Pit: A Cautionary Tale

Learning from each other is one of the most valuable tools we have as homebuyers. That’s the whole idea behind Real Savvy Real Estate. We can’t always trust supposed “experts,” so we need to learn from others who’ve been there. I hope everyone–whether you own a home, or ever plan to own one–can learn from (more&hellip)

Extreme Houses: Living Like a Church Mouse

The New York Times recently featured some extreme living situations. The Times loves nothing more than chronicling the lengths people will go to in order to grab a piece of the fabled city of New York. This piece is different though, since it’s clear these people could afford a normal living space, if they so (more&hellip)