Finding the right home can be stressful for everyone involved in the process. Taking time upfront to evaluate your wants and needs can help to focus your home search and reduce stress. AHRN.com has created this downloadable Housing Choices worksheet to help with your next housing decision. There are often many housing options at military installations. […]
Should I Rent or Sell My Home?
It’s the beginning of PCS season and orders are starting to arrive. This presents military homeowners and their families with a big decision: to rent or sell their home! As a military homeowner receiving PCS orders, one of your first major decisions is what to do with your current home. Sell? Rent? It’s a big […]
The 2017 Spring Cleaning Guide for a Happy Home
Spring is just around the corner, and many homeowners are eager to get outside and begin enjoying their yards, decks and patios. Before you get comfy in that Adirondack chair, it might be a good idea to spend a Saturday checking off a few basic maintenance duties. Make it a habit to regularly inspect your […]
Improve You Curb Appeal without Breaking the Bank
Curb appeal. Whether you’re thinking of selling your house or just want to make it more welcoming, it pays to focus on how it looks to the casual observer. The first step to improve your curb appeal: take a walk. Go across your street and take a few photos of your home from a distance. […]
Your Listing Marketing Strategy for 2019
Get on top of emerging trends with your 2019 listing marketing strategy! The overall 2019 housing market saw healthy growth in 2018 thanks to low-interest rates, lower gas prices, stronger wage growth and more millennial buyers jumping into home ownership. Listing marketing turned increasingly to mobile as casual internet browsing is done more and more […]
Attract Local Military Movers
New residents are the only potential tenants, are you doing enough to attract local military movers? With frequent military moves, you may not think that an extra local one is in the cards for your community’s service members. The truth, though, is that those long distance housing decisions don’t always work out. There are military […]
Winter Maintenance For Your Rental Property
Whether your property is vacant or rented this winter, winter maintenance for your rental property is a must! While some of these tasks could be taken care of by your tenant, don’t assume that they know how to prepare your property for the change of seasons. Providing a quick checklist will help to prevent winter […]
Signing A Lease Without Seeing The Home
When your next PCS move could take you across the state or across the world, signing a lease without seeing the home is a very real possibility. How do you line up housing while protecting yourself from scams, housing surprises and mis-represented properties? In an ideal world, we would be able to take a trip […]
6 Tips for Downsizing To a Smaller Home
If your PCS means downsizing to a smaller home, here are 6 ways to get comfortable with less space. As military families, we learn how to make any house a home. We appreciate flexible furniture that we might use in the living room in one house and a bedroom in the next. Storage spaces become […]
News: AHRN.com Joins MARCOA Digital Family for More Comprehensive PCS Resource
AHRN.com has joined forces with MARCOA Publishing, the leader in military installation information and publications for the past 50 years! Since 2004, AHRN.com has been supporting the military community during the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) process as a trusted resource for the most important aspect of their move, securing a home. In this process, […]