May 08 2009
5 steps to buy your a Dream-Home
i. The right decision to buy a house
First of all you have to decide if you are ready to buy a house because it is not like buy a toy in Wal-Mart..It’s a big decision as well as big investment.There are many justifications for buying your new house. Basically,A lot of them are emotional and logical. For instance the tax savings can be substantial and the possible investment value is important for sure. But emotionally that pride of ownership thing that wells up in many home owners makes the desire to purchase that much stronger.
ii. Can you afford it?
This is the first question you should ask yourself “can I afford a house or not”?. How secure is your income? If you lost job, could you make the house payments for 6 months while you looked for another?How much do you have to put as a down payment. With that amount how much will your loan payment be. Dont forget to add in the taxes and insurance and other fees like upkeep and if you are in for some new expenses.There are the more difficult questions to answer, but perhaps the most
important thing is to determine if it is a good time for you to buy a house. keep in mind that you need to have emergency funds for unexpected repair.
Make a list of these new expenses..
iii. Get approved for a loan
Get ready and ask local mortgage banker to approve your loan. If you qualify you can often get approval subject to certain conditions. This can be a strong statement when you are bidding against other would be buyers that want the same house as you.
iv. Use the Free listing website 101nicehouses.com to find out what prices that suits your criteria. Narrow in on a couple areas of interest. Once targeted, use your local Realtor if you want..or you can do it by yourself if you find a good real-estate tips online like (kellyshousingtips.com) Check how close is the house from bus stops, Restaurants,Malls, grocery shops, vegetable and fruit markets, air-ports,etc. as you never know when you require public means of transportation even if you do have a car and check out for the school nearby even if you are single may be after 5 more years you going to have a big family then might you need it.
v. Negotiation
Sometimes Home-Sellers(HSBO) want to get rid of their home faster and put their house on the market to see what their home value is ! In either case your offer strategy would be different so you have to learn what exectly is going on ! Use your agent to evaluate and help you in making an offer. Be cautious of your offer because if you offer low they may get offended and not accept counter offer.
Sometimes your monthly payment fo house is less than your rent. if you offer high you may not get a good bargain. Your agent should know the market conditions and can coach you in areas of offering price in relation to your affordability and market conditions.
Generally speaking, It isn’t quite that simple. For instance it takes a ton of savvy to massage a deal together and to keep it together. If you don’t have a MILLION then what else can you do? Well get ready for some hard work, searching for the right deal and the nice home. Get ready to have a whole slew of offers rejected, and maybe even laughed at..