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Tips for Buyers
The purchase of a home is a tremendous investment, both monetarily and emotionally. Make certain you have a true advocate representing your best interests. When you hire a Realtor who is also an Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) you can be assured that person has taken the extra steps to gain knowledge and experience to better represent you in your purchase. Only 13% of all Realtors have acquired this special buyers advocacy designation.
• Get help. Your home is likely to represent one of the largest investments in your life. In order to make sure that the transaction goes smoothly it is of vital importance that you choose the right agent to represent your interests.
• Get pre-approved. Do you already know how much home you can afford? There is nothing more frustrating than looking for a home, finding the perfect home, and then discovering that it is out of your price range. Speak with a lender to learn about the different financing options available to you. When you find the right lender get the paperwork processed so that you will be ready to buy when you find the right home.
• Avoid major purchases. In order to determine the amount of home you can afford a lender uses your debt-to-income ratio. This ratio is the percentage of your pre-tax income that you spend on debt. Your debt ratio will include: monthly housing costs, car payments, credit cards, student loans, and any other installment debt. If you take on more debt right before buying a home it is going to have an impact on the amount of the loan that the lender will finance.
• Sign up for Property Watch. In order to make an educated decision you need to know what is available and how much it is going for. You can browse all the active listings from my website. Once you have found some homes you like save those searches and sign up for property watch so that new listings will be emailed to you. The best homes move fast so you need to make sure that you are on top of the available inventory at all times so you do not miss out.
• Ask Questions. No one knows the home better than the seller of the property; however it is not always in the seller's best interest to disclose all the information. The right agent knows what questions, how to ask them and does their homework to get pertinent information to best negotiate on your behalf.
• Get inspected. The last thing you want to discover after you have bought a home is that you have purchased a "money pit". By "money pit" I am referring to a home that is full of defects that are going to end up costing you a lot of money. Save yourself a lot of time in future litigation and renovation by bringing in a licensed home inspector before you buy. If any problems are found it will steer you away from a bad decision or help you negotiate a better price.
• Remember, if you have any questions I am always just a phone call or email away. |
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(843) 683-3322
• Hilton Head Island,
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