Your Kennesaw or Marietta insurance renewal probably went up again this year, and it's not a fluke. Georgia premiums are rising faster than the national average, insurers are scrutinizing roof age more closely than ever, and a bad quote can derail a sale. Here's what's driving it and what you can actually do about it.

Buying a fixer-upper in Kennesaw or Marietta? Here's how an FHA 203(k) loan rolls renovation costs into one mortgage, what it costs, and who qualifies in 2026.

Your Kennesaw or Marietta appraisal came back below the contract price — now what? Georgia's contract doesn't automatically protect you the way some buyers assume, and the real financing gap is usually bigger than the number on the report. Here's how buyers and sellers actually work through it, and how to protect yourself before you're ever in this spot.

Most Kennesaw and Marietta buyers are surprised when their Loan Estimate lands. The number is real — typically $10,000 to $16,000 in closing costs and prepaids on a median-priced home — and it breaks down into categories most buyers have never seen laid out before, and which ones you can actually negotiate.

Most Georgia buyers don't realize they're making two very different deposits when they go under contract — one goes straight to the seller and you never get it back, the other sits in escrow and is fully refundable if you act in time. Here's how the due diligence fee and earnest money actually work under the GAR contract, and what's at stake if you miss the deadline.