During the home buying process, you would be well advised to go get pre-approved for a mortgage before you start making offers. Here’s what the lenders will require: W-2′s A few recent pay stubs Monthly figures for how much you pay towards debt like credit cards or other mortgages Balances remaining from those debt accounts ...…
In Part 1 of this series on buying fixer upper houses, we covered the benefits of making improvements to a house to build equity and how you can find these houses out in the market place. Now we’ll take a look at what you can expect when looking at these types of properties. Walking Through ...…
Take a second and think of your ideal home. Go ahead. OK, if you’re like most people, you probably envisioned an incredible home that is perfect in almost every way. This dream home embodies the word, “luxury”. For a lot of us, our actual ideal home, the one we think about living in in our ...…
Last night I did a property search for investment properties. Aside from being a realtor, I also buy, fix up, rent, and sell properties. Anyway, I did a search and found a lot of houses out there available in the $20,000s to $30,000s and had some decent looking pictures. These have the potential to make ...…
Buying a home involves a lot of emotions. As sellers, you want buyers to be very emotionally involved when it comes to buying your house. When a buyer gets emotionally into a house, they start to feel as if they need that house or they just don’t want to let this one get away. Notice ...…
One very important factor for you when you are buying a home is your credit score. Your credit score will largely impact your ability to borrow money from a lender and determine what interest rate your lender will make available for you. Even though we know it’s a large part of the mortgage process, there ...…
This is a question that a lot of folks struggle with. Buyers and want to know how much they should offer for a home. We don’t want to overpay when we buy a house, yet we still want to make a competitive enough offer that either gives us a chance at getting the house or ...…
In this video, we will explore some things to consider when you’re getting ready to save for your next home purchase.…
Working with a true real estate professional comes with a lot of advantages over trying to go after it alone. By working with a pro you’ll get: Someone with Market Knowledge who can help you navigate existing inventory and get you a good deal – Realtors look at houses and study market trends every day. ...…
If you’re looking to sell your home in the near future, you may feel inclined to list it as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) before working with a Realtor. For many, this is considered one good way to cut back on costs and possibly earn a little more profit on the sale. However, there ...…
