Where to go for HELP!

Who (or where) do you turn to if you have a question about real estate? I mean the median price for a home these days is over $200,000! That’s a lot of money to most of us. I am a real estate junky so I read everything I can get my hands on not to mention I am very fortunate in that my work centers around real estate and my wife, Jackie, is a Realtor. Even still, each time I sign a contract or go to a closing I still get a few butterflies and ask myself if I did everything right? Are my bases covered? Did I get the best financing possible? Etc. etc. etc. If you are thinking about buying or selling an investment property, a personal residence or perhaps even a 2nd home who do you turn to for advice? How do you make sure that your bases are covered and get comfortable with the deal?

I’ve started to create a list of links and resources to sites that I have come across and believe are helpful. Most importantly, I believe these sites have qualified for the RECA (Real Estate Consumer Advocate) seal of approval. What I mean by that is I believe these sites provide meaningful information and value to the real estate consumer first and foremost. They are not some scams designed to lure you in with a taste of something and then turn around and start spamming you to death with a bunch of useless junk. If any of you who read this blog have other sites that you feel should be included on this list, please post a response and let us know about them.