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The process of searching for and buying a home can be fantastic. It is the largest purchase most consumers make and can be a huge and life altering step, it’s a process that you may not be very familiar with. Buying a home can also be intimidating but with the help and guidance of a professional this journey can be pleasant. As you are setting out on this journey please consider the general timeline outlined below that we have provided for you. We, as real estate professionals, deal with this process daily and have provided guidance and counsel to many buyers, so please use these suggestions to your advantage as a guide towards your success.
Financing
Get your ducks in a row. The first step is to meet with your mortgage professional to get pre-qualified for a loan. By making this your first step you will be able to find a home within your price range. Financing is always the first step whether this is your first home or your dream home. When applying for a loan you will be required to fill out a credit application by providing your lender with your personal and financial information. Having a reliable lender, someone you trust is crucial. We would be happy recommend you to a professional who we have a relationship with and who has a proven track record if you need one.
If you are currently renting you are currently paying a mortgage payment, it’s just someone else’s mortgage and you are not receiving the tax advantages for it. So try playing house for a while to get started. A very beneficial exercise to do is to create a savings account and put away the difference between your current rent and your anticipated mortgage payment every month as if you were making a house payment. This will allow you to see how comfortable you are living with payments slightly above your rent amount and will start building a cash reserve that you can use as a down payment. Consider that when you do get into your new home that the payments will most likely be greater than your current rent payment. At the end of the year though, you will get the tax advantages that you do not currently have as a renter.
Shopping
Take a look at your desired neighborhood. What can you get for your money? What does $500,000 buy there? What does $1,000,000 buy there? The key is to first determine your price point and then narrow down from there what your search criteria will be. Are you looking for a single family home, a townhome, or a condo? Take into consideration that a townhouse or condo will most likely have a homeowner’s association which will require dues each month. This is an added expense. Now is the time to discover how much home will your money buy. At this is the point in the process you should be shopping smart, not hard. Save your shoe leather and let your fingers do the work. Search online first. Have us send you listings from the multiple listing service that match your criteria and start getting a feel for the current market.
Making a Decision
Communication is key. The more you communicate with us as your real estate team, the better. Our job is to get you to your goal as soon as possible and the more we know about your wants, needs and desires, the better the results for you will ultimately be. At this stage of the game being realistic about what you are really looking for in a home is vital. Consider your lifestyle and what you absolutely could not live with or without in your home. Do you need a yard, a fireplace, a large kitchen? Organize things into categories: have to have, would like but could give up, and can live without. This will help you make the proper concessions when sorting through properties. It’s important to do your shopping with a goal in mind in order to end up with the home that will give you the greatest rewards. For many, this home will just be a stepping stone. Many first time buyers are not yet in the position to be moving into their dream home. It is good to think of it like this; although this property might not be your dream home this may be your first step towards the home of your dreams.
The Offer
Once you find that gem and you are willing to put in an offer on it, there are some other things to consider. How much do you want to put down as earnest money and what provisions and conditions if any to make? These considerations are always property and buyer specific. These are the decisions that help my clients decide every day. It is important to consider the motivation of the seller when putting in an offer for a property in order to make sure that your offer will be the best one they look at. As your Realtor I do the homework and make the phone calls to position you and your offer in the best light. I take into consideration what your best purchasing power is for a particular property and act accordingly when presenting an attractive offer. This is where my experience and expertise are really put to work I can really save you time spent in counter offers and negotiations.
Obviously each real estate transaction comes with its own unique qualities and points to consider. These steps are meant to be a general sneak peek into what to expect and consider. Please contact me for specific counsel that addresses your unique goals so that I can help you obtain success with your transaction!
Suzanne Larkin is an expert real estate consultant with SandCastles Postcard Perfect Properties and Shorewood Realtors. She is a Licensed Realtor with the California Department of Real Estate. Please contact Suzanne Larkin at 310-720-4033.
My name is Suzanne Larkin, an expert real estate consultant in Southern California's South Bay. I am located in Hermosa Beach, Ca. My main goal for my business is for each client to be so outrageously happy with the level of service and guidance that I provide them that they gladly refer their friends, family members, and co-workers to me before their transaction is even over. Please visit me at my website to find out more about how I can help you. http://www.suzannelarkin.com
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After your bid is accepted, the paperwork begins! In Texas, HUD requires that you submit original signed (in blue ink) paperwork to the HUD agent's office within 48 hours of the bid's acceptance. If the paperwork is incorrect, you are allowed one revision - which should be received within 48 hours. They are just as strict with a lender's closing documents - so make sure both your Realtor & lender are extremely familiar with the HUD process. Oftentimes, the HUD agent's office will be located in a different city - and often, the escrow agent will be located in yet another city - this can put a extraordinarily interesting twist on the process, and time constraints.
