Information for Buyers
You have probably heard it before: “Buying a home is the single largest investment you will make in your life.” While for most people this adage remains true, this major investment does not have to be the most difficult one you make. In fact, quite the opposite is true: this experience should be simple, smooth, and perhaps even fun.
As you surely know from the media, today’s market is a buyer’s market. The market is saturated with inventory, and prices have fallen 20-40% from their highs in 2005. These conditions, coupled with record low interest rates, mean that now is the best time to find investment properties or your primary home!
Let us put our knowledge of property and building to work for you. As a company with a background in both real estate and construction, who better to represent you when looking at homes? We have the knowledge to assist you in pointing out highlights, values, and shortfalls of potential properties that other real estate agents will miss.
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Home-Buyer's Basics:
Note: These articles are made available courtesy of Realtor.Com
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10 Steps to Home Ownership
- Step 1: Are You Ready?
- Step 2: Get a REALTOR
- Step 3: Get Loan Pre-approval
- Step 4: Look at Homes
- Step 5: Choose a Home
- Step 6: Get Funding
- Step 7: Make an Offer
- Step 8: Get Insurance
- Step 9: Closing
- Step 10: What's Next?
Buyer's Basics
- A Short Guide to Real Estate Lingo and Acronyms
- Calculate Your Income vs. Debt
- Costs Associated with a Home Loan
- Don't Forget Your Pre-Approval Letter
- Goodbye Inspection, Hello Trouble
- Hiring a Home Inspector
- Home Buying for Young People: Plan Ahead
- Home Sweet Home: Shelter from Taxes
- House-Hunting Tips
- How a REALTOR Can Help
- How Much Do I Have to Save to Buy a Home?
- How to Choose a Home
- How to Choose a Neighborhood
- How to Choose a REALTOR
- How to Get a Mortgage
- How to Win the Bidding Wars
- Making the Transition from Renting to Buying
- Mortgage Basics
- Negotiating to Yes
- Take Charge When Buying a Home
- Tax Benefits of Home Ownership Are Almost Too Good to Be True
- Terms and Conditions
- The Basics of Making an Offer
- The Bottom Line on Contract Negotiation
- Understand Your Credit
- Wait! Are You Buying the Right House?
- What a REALTOR Can Do for You
- What Are My Mortgage Options?
- What Is Escrow?
- Why Use a REALTOR?
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