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Friday, August 19

Home Buying, An Agents Perspective

Friday, August 19

Buying a home is something most people dream of being able to do at some point in their life, so to make the home buying process relatively painless, here is a quick and easy guide.

First and foremost educate yourself, about the home buying process and then you will be comfortable actually doing it. Ignorance may be bliss, but it is definitely not the best method for a successful home buying experience.

Find the best Dallas TX realtor to represent you and to walk you through the whole process, step by step; especially the Dallas foreclosed home buying process.

Make sure you choose a real estate agent that is currently getting good results in the homes for sale market. The realty business is unique, where an agent with one days experience and no home sales gets paid the same as the real estate agents with several years experience and multiple transactions.

A good real estate agent can help you understand the market as well as helping you negotiate once you find the home you are looking for.

 Before your real estate agent begins a home buying search for you, he or she will want to know which home attributes you can’t live without and which are the highest priority must haves. It is also highly recommended that one get pre-qualified for a home mortgage program thus saving time in the whole process by clearly identifying what price tier of homes to be viewed.

While buying a house, one has to be very sure that it meets all of the needs and requirements of the individual or family that is going to live there. These criteria will include geographic location, make, model, size and age of the home. Try and find 5 to 10 good properties that fit your criteria, and then along with your realtor go and have a look.

 So you have finally found the house you want, and now, you are ready to make an offer or in other words sign a purchase contract. If you make a low ball offer, it may be rejected without consideration or a counter offer.

Closing costs are unavoidable for at least one of the parties involved, but there are ways to reduce this expense that your agents can recommend.

Homebuyers are well advised to include a home inspection in any offer to purchase.

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Buying A New Home Can Be Un-Nerving

Friday, August 19

Buying your first home can be a very daunting thought as there is so much that is involved. Just a few of the concerns to consider are....

 How much home can you afford?

 How much space does your family need?

 What is the monthly payment?

 How much is the down payment going to be?

 Will you  be penalized when you move from your existing home?

 How much will the upkeep on the new home be?

 Do you have enough furniture or too much furniture for the new home?

 Where is the new home going to be, just across town or across the country?

 What are the taxes on the new home?

  Will you live close to work or commute?

All of these question by themselves are fairly simple to answer but when combined together and then add in all of the questions that are going to arise in the process one can find the whole prospect of home buying to be somewhat overwhelming. 

What is the solution? Find yourself a knowledgeable and experienced real estate agent who practices real estate on a full time basis. The ideal candidate should be operating from a strong brokerage and at a minimum be closing at the national average of twelve transaction per year if not more. 

Why use an agent? A good agent will have solutions to most of the above mentioned home buying concerns or have the resources to provide solutions and answers through the brokerage. It is a common misconception that an agents job is finding the house to buy but the reality is that an agents job is much like the roll a lawyer plays. Contract negation and review, assisting in the financing process, interpreting inspection reports are just a few of the main items they a great agent will address in the home buying transaction. Addition services may cover items such as helping to find a moving company, locating a good insurance agent, vetting a referring quality home repair companies and assisting with the utilities.

Many great agents go above the norm and educate themselves on the financing side of the business and may actually know more about down payment assistance programs and government grants than the average mortgage professional.

If home ownership is your dream but you are afraid that the time is not right due to the current economic conditions I encourage you to search out a well qualified agent and ask them if the time is right and what are the options that are open to you. I cost you nothing to find out what your options are.

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