Category: New Orleans Home Buying


Estimated Payments: Why you can’t trust online calculators

  GAH! You just saw a house on Zillow or Realtor.com that you adore. You haven’t spoken with a lender and you’re wondering can you afford that monthly payment. Websites, where you can search for property, tend to offer you estimated monthly payments. They may even have a handy dandy calculator for you figure it… Read more »

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New Orleans Historic Districts

  When looking to buy your next New Orleans home, or even make improvements on your existing one, you should find out if the property lies in a historic district. The HDLC (Historic District Landmarks Commission) is the regulatory agency outside of the Vieux Carre.   What do they do exactly?  Here’s the answer from their… Read more »

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Neighborhood Facebook groups: How the help & how they hurt

  You just moved into your new New Orleans neighborhood and would love to be kept up to date on stuff happening around you. Who doesn’t? That’s what neighborhood Facebook groups are for! I can’t speak for other cities, but neighborhood Facebook groups in New Orleans can get pretty epic. When I say epic, I mean… Read more »

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Fully Renovated … Except the foundation

  Since 2015, New Orleans real estate has seen an explosion of fully renovated houses. Listings love to brag about how EVERYTHING was redone! New plumbing! New roof! New electrical! New …..   Welllllll……. not quite everything. These full-blown renovations in New Orleans always tend to leave something out. And it’s almost always the foundation.… Read more »

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How to Buy a House By Yourself

  How to buy a house by yourself: it can feel overwhelming and intimidating. It’s a huge trend right now that single ladies are buying houses in New Orleans. In 2019, 35% of our (the Be New Orleans team) sales were single ladies. Compared to only 8% that were single men. Here at Be New… Read more »

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Pros & Cons of 100% Financing

    You’re finally ready to buy your New Orleans home! Congrats! This is a huge step! You’re also likely wondering “How do I pay for this house?” Well, let’s discuss 100% financing. We are going to set you up with one of our local lenders for you to talk about financing options. (You are allowed to… Read more »

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New Orleans Real Estate & the AirBnB Laws Changing

  A request we get frequently, typically from out of town buyers, is that they want something they can buy and AirBnB it out full-time. (Here at Be New Orleans, we don’t work with those buyers.) Here’s the deal though – currently (as of March 2019) no new permits will be given out in the… Read more »

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