Monday 12 December 2011

What You Should Consider Before Buying A Home

By Rebecca Lane


If you're buying a home, whether it's your first or fifth, make sure you are familiar with the mortgage process. Many mortgage lenders will assist you in getting a pre-qualified and pre-approved home buying application. Your agent would need your mortgage qualifications to strengthen your deal in finding and buying a house.

Here are a few things that you should consider when you buy a home.

Money Firstly, consider your financial situation. Check your credit situation by getting hold of your most recent credit report at the credit center. You should know how much you have and how much you can spend on a house.

Your Needs VS Wants Do not confuse between needs and wants when you can have both. Consider the types of houses available, and choose among them.

The Right Agent When buying a home, you want an agent whom you can trust. When looking for a reliable agent, look at many sources of information to know who represents what. Check and compare their experiences, backgrounds, and referrals.

Your Time Don't expect to be able to find a home right away. Buying a home is like working on a school project. It needs ample time. You are the only one who can decide if you've spent enough time gathering information and resources.

Cue Cards You don't want to forget anything about the home you've chosen, right? So keep cue cards about all the details about each home or property that you've taken a liking to.

Points And More Learn how to bargain and get the best possible deal.

Word Confusion Needless to say, when you buy a home you should familiarize yourself with the terms and words used during the dealing and negotiating with your agent and contractor. You should also try to keep a list of questions that you want further clarifications with.

The Safety and Security It's very important to get homeowner's insurance. It may seem like a lifetime expense, but it will get you continued savings in the long run.

Final Check Inspect everything one last time before processing the contract.

Please do consider the above checklists as helpful factors when you to decide to buy a home. Plan ahead and avoid the common mistakes that most home buyers make.




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