November 16, 2006
What makes a real estate deal, a deal? Well there are many reasons why, but one of the most significant sources of great real estate deals has nothing to do with the real estate itself. Sure…there are rundown homes that are selling for pennies on the dollar, but its selling for pennies on the dollar [...]
October 30, 2006
Sellers love preapproved buyers and, experts say, preapproval puts buyers in their best bargaining position. But sometimes buyers confuse preapproval and prequalified. Prequalification is the simple first step to buying a home. It gives you and your agent some parameters to work with.
You can go to any lender to get prequalified. The lender simply plugs [...]
August 23, 2006
How To Know if You’re Buying the Best House
Buying a house marks a new beginning. How do you know that you’re getting your dream house and not straining your credit limit?
Get yourself a “pre-approved” certificate from a lender. This certificate gives the seller the assurance that you have enough money to buy their property. Securing [...]
August 22, 2006
Fun and purchasing a home are probably two concepts that cannot be further apart.
Instead of being fun, purchasing a home might prove to be nerve-wracking and stressful. This is understandably so since this is an investment that spans a lifetime – sometimes even a whole set of generations.
Buyers are intimidated by the various dimensions that [...]
June 14, 2006
Changing residences can be an intensely stressful activity for many people. And often enough, people do this when other things are stressing them out, too: a new job, marriage, divorce, an ill parent – all kinds of things can cause a move to be even more stressful.
While you may not be able to eliminate [...]