So you all are waiting for the new movie about Michael Jackson’s never-to-be final concert:  This is It.

You may be waiting in line to get your tickets for the October 27 premiere; but there is a much more important date on the horizon.  It is November 30, which is the last day you have to be eligible for the First Time Home Buyer $8,000 Tax Credit. 

No, at the end of September, you have just 2 months to wrap up your deal.  You have about 30 days to find a home and 30 days to close escrow.  It can still happen for you, if everything goes well, and there are no glitches to delay the transaction.

The fact is, you are running out of time.  It’s going to be hard to Beat It.  At this point, you may be better off accepting the notion that you won’t be able to get the $8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers.

If you are just starting your search, you can expect to run into fierce competition for any properties on the market, especially in Whittier, and the rest of Southern California.  That means you will be bidding against all the other First Time Home Buyers who want to cash in on the $8,000 Tax Credit before it expires.

If you want to buy a home now, don’t do it for the $8,000 Tax Credit.  Do it because you want to own a home of your own.  Now, that would be a real Thriller.  The next time you take a look at the Man in the Mirror, you could be looking at a home owner.  And that wouldn’t be bad, would it?

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By the way, the picture above is at the Gold Mine VW store on Pickering Boulevard in Whittier.  They change the mannequin in the display from time to time, and, before Michael Jackson, they had Octomom in the display.

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About the author: The above Article about the $8,000 Tax Credit was provided by Bob Willis, a Whittier Realtor®. Bob can be reached via email at bob@willisrealtor.com or by phone at (562) 639-9400.

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