"Arkansas Diamond Realty...Brokering Treasures of Earth".
Arkansas Diamond Realty
Serving the Upper Buffalo River, Boone and Newton County
Purchasing a home is a big commitment. These resources will help you understand what goes into that decision and how to think about it. These tools are from many different resources. Also, because it's the least that we personally can do in our mission: "0 Carbon Footprint", I've included alternative energy Links.
Affordability
How Much Home Can You Afford? If you are completely new to home buying, the first question you should have is "what can I afford?". Understanding what you can afford will guide your home search. This simple guide from Ginnie Mae is very straight forward and usable.
See also Ginnie Mae's Homeowner Information Center for information like "Are You Ready to Buy" and "Home Ownership 101".
The Language of Real Estate
Real Estate Glossary This is from HUD. In the search for your new home you will run into words and terms that are unfamiliar with. Of course, we will help you understand every aspect of the process, but this can help when we are unavalable.
Mortgage Calculators - Use these calculators with caution. Real estate finance can be pretty complicated and there might be variables such as interest rates, taxes, insurance or PMI that could affect your total payment.
HSH Mortgage Calculators The mother lode of calculators, an amazing resource. Remember you cannot exactly calculate your payment but you can get a close idea.
Thinking of going "off-the-grid" or simply "energy efficient"?
Greenland Energy Dynamics is committed to helping you discover the most effective ways available to save money on your Heating, Air Conditioning and Electric Power bills on or off the grid. We represent the best names in the industry and will work with you and the contractor to design the best solution possible to meet your needs and fit your budget. Staci Davidson is a representative of these products, you may contact her for additional information or for your purchase.
liteLOGIX At liteLOGIX we have over 15 years experience in the lighting industry providing engineering services as well as designing and installing all types of energy efficient lighting systems. We employ an extensive range of energy-related technologies and are dedicated to working with clients to reduce their usage of electricity by replacing inefficient operating systems with highly efficient environmentally friendly systems. liteLOGIX has the capabilities that will provide the most energy efficient systems and designs with a quick return on investment and huge savings.
Garner Hill Farms Cients Mark Garner and Karen Hill came to these hills from Austin, TX in 2007 with a dream of owning land and developing a totally organic farm and then opening up the purchase of the meats to the public. At that time, for showing Clients, I only had a 1987 Isuzu rust-colored 4WHD Trooper with no A/C that couldn't get over 25 mph going up these steep hills and they had picked out about 30 properties to view all within a weekend and from one corner of the county to the other. Whoohooo ~ We were on a mission and it was like a safari with the properties being the wild animals! Mark and Karen are wonderfully optimistic, brave to ride with me, totally in love with each other and life and incredibly hard workers! It's been a pleasure to see their dream sprout from a tiny seed called dream into full fruition of fantastic working farm!
Affordability
How Much Home Can You Afford? If you are completely new to home buying, the first question you should have is "what can I afford?". Understanding what you can afford will guide your home search. This simple guide from Ginnie Mae is very straight forward and usable.
See also Ginnie Mae's Homeowner Information Center for information like "Are You Ready to Buy" and "Home Ownership 101".
The Language of Real Estate
Real Estate Glossary This is from HUD. In the search for your new home you will run into words and terms that are unfamiliar with. Of course, we will help you understand every aspect of the process, but this can help when we are unavalable.
Mortgage Calculators - Use these calculators with caution. Real estate finance can be pretty complicated and there might be variables such as interest rates, taxes, insurance or PMI that could affect your total payment.
HSH Mortgage Calculators The mother lode of calculators, an amazing resource. Remember you cannot exactly calculate your payment but you can get a close idea.
Thinking of going "off-the-grid" or simply "energy efficient"?
Greenland Energy Dynamics is committed to helping you discover the most effective ways available to save money on your Heating, Air Conditioning and Electric Power bills on or off the grid. We represent the best names in the industry and will work with you and the contractor to design the best solution possible to meet your needs and fit your budget. Staci Davidson is a representative of these products, you may contact her for additional information or for your purchase.
liteLOGIX At liteLOGIX we have over 15 years experience in the lighting industry providing engineering services as well as designing and installing all types of energy efficient lighting systems. We employ an extensive range of energy-related technologies and are dedicated to working with clients to reduce their usage of electricity by replacing inefficient operating systems with highly efficient environmentally friendly systems. liteLOGIX has the capabilities that will provide the most energy efficient systems and designs with a quick return on investment and huge savings.
Garner Hill Farms Cients Mark Garner and Karen Hill came to these hills from Austin, TX in 2007 with a dream of owning land and developing a totally organic farm and then opening up the purchase of the meats to the public. At that time, for showing Clients, I only had a 1987 Isuzu rust-colored 4WHD Trooper with no A/C that couldn't get over 25 mph going up these steep hills and they had picked out about 30 properties to view all within a weekend and from one corner of the county to the other. Whoohooo ~ We were on a mission and it was like a safari with the properties being the wild animals! Mark and Karen are wonderfully optimistic, brave to ride with me, totally in love with each other and life and incredibly hard workers! It's been a pleasure to see their dream sprout from a tiny seed called dream into full fruition of fantastic working farm!
Home Buyer Resources
