How To Buy a Home Out of State
The home search process can be very fun or very exhausting (or both). Some buyers love the search and enjoy looking at home after home until they find just the right one. Others get tired of coming up empty after…
What You Will Pay When You Offer to Purchase a Home
Buying a home is one of the largest purchases that most Americans make in their lifetime. With so much money in play, it’s important to know when it is refundable (and when it is not) during the negotiation process. Earnest…
How Long Does It Take to Close on a House?
Home buying is very exciting but typically doesn’t move quickly. The length of time it can take to finalize the purchase, also called closing, varies with the complexity of the deal and circumstances of the purchase. Most homeowners can prepare…
How is a Letter of Intent Different From an Offer on a Home?
The path to owning property starts with a very important document while outlines the proposed sale terms from the buyer to the seller. Submitting an offer is a big deal for both the buyer and seller, but looks a bit…
When to Refinance Your Home
When you purchase a home with a mortgage, part of the terms of your loan include an interest rate. This rate is the percentage of the loan value that you will be charged in interest, should you take the entire…
What to expect after your offer is accepted
Did your offer get accepted? If so, congratulations! One of the first major items in the escrow process is the home inspection. Hopefully you took some time for yourself to have a quick celebration but with the escrow clock ticking…
Finding a home and making an offer
In earlier posts we discussed finding the right lender and realtor. Now it is time to move on to the most exciting and sometimes nerve racking part of the home buying process. It is time to search for that home…
How to pick the right real estate agent
In our last post we talked about the pre-approval and how the two most important items that any potential home buyer needed to focus on first was their credit and their pre-approval. Assuming all looked good in those areas, the…
Two major items home buyers need to think about before contacting a realtor.
Many people find it useful to have a checklist and on any good checklist these 2 items should be the first items on that list. as they are essential to getting the ball rolling on your dream of home ownership…