Additional Home Buying Steps

February 11, 2010

In my previous post I talked about writing the offer, but there are additional steps to close the sale after the purchase and sale agreements have been signed. There are many opportunities for surprises or delays in a transaction. Part of my expertise is troubleshooting problems that arise during the closing so you don’t experience [...]

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Writing the Offer

February 9, 2010

Once you find the home you want to buy, the next step is to write an offer – which is not as easy as it sounds. Your offer is the first step toward negotiating a sales contract with the seller. Since this is just the beginning of negotiations, you should put yourself in the seller’s [...]

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Stress of Home Buying

February 2, 2010

If you have ever spoken to someone who is in the process of buying their first home, you know just how stressful the process can be. You lose sleep over it. You obsess over it. You spend hours every day, reading books on mortgages, looking for new listings online, and tweaking your budget to get [...]

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How Long to Own a First Home

January 28, 2010

Many people consider the first house that a person owns to be their “practice” house. It might be a smaller home, and the idea is to live there a few years, get used to having the responsibilities of a home owner, and then sell it and move up to a bigger and better home. So, [...]

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How Big Is A First Home?

January 25, 2010

A lot of people will tell you that your first home ought to be tiny. It ought to be small, and cramped, and not all that great. Grow, they tell you. Start small, and work your way up. Sell that house in a few years to some other youngster, and move into an intermediate house. [...]

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