home: 10 Steps to Prepare for Homeownership - 03/23/08 09:03 PM
 
10 Steps to Prepare for Homeownership   
1.   Decide how much home you can afford. Generally, you can afford a home equal in value to between two and three times your gross income.
2.   Develop a wish list of what you'd like your home to have. Then prioritize the features on your list.
3.   Select … (3 comments)

home: Your Wish List - 03/16/08 08:45 AM
This real estate blog will let you dream a bit.  While your opinions on the type of home you want to own may change during the homebuying process, use this easy checklist to help you prioritize and make the shopping process less time consuming.  The large number of active and "For … (7 comments)

home: Know Your Budget - 03/15/08 09:20 AM
Budget Basics Work Sheet
Buying a home requires much preparation before your become active in actually looking for that next home.  This should be read to continue that preparation, and it fits nicely into my series: 8 Ways to Improve Your Credit, [pre-] First Things First: 8 Steps to Getting Your Finances in … (2 comments)

home: [pre-] First Things First: 8 Steps to Getting Your Finances in Order - 03/09/08 10:16 PM
This actually comes before my previous blog: First Things First: Pre-approval to Purchase a Home.  Getting Your Finances in Order.
1. Develop a family budget. Instead of budgeting what you'd like to spend, use receipts to create a budget for what you actually spent over the last six months. One advantage of … (2 comments)

home: First Things First: Pre-approval to Purchase a Home - 03/09/08 07:36 AM
Pre-approval is the first step in the home buying process.  I know, I know, once you, the first time homebuyer, have decided it's time to go after your first home with full force the first thing you want to do is... start looking at homes!  You see "For Sale" signs everywhere … (4 comments)

home: Exceptional - 02/05/08 09:30 PM
A tip to making "Life-long clients": BE EXCEPTIONAL.  A client's concerns always take precedence over our own.  Always put your clients first.  Go ahead, be exceptional.
 
It's that simple.  You know, it feels greater-than-great seeing a client's face light up immediately following a closing.  I'll never get tired of it.  But … (8 comments)

home: Come Out! Come Out! - 11/09/07 10:44 AM
Come out, come out where ever you are!  So tell me, where are all of the Buyers / Investors?  Come out, come out!  Alright, that is more of an "Over-reaching" statement or question, than anything else.  I know that many "Clever" people got a steal on their next [investment] property recently … (0 comments)

 
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