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Why I DON'T want you to cash in on the 1st time homebuyers tax credit.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843

We all know that time is ticking down on the 1st time home buyers tax credit.  As it stands today we are down to 35 days left.  While most Realtors are saying

HURRY UP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!! 

Not me.  I say

Hold on a sec, wait, wait, wait, do you really want to buy THIS house?  Are you sure it's exactly what you want?  I know, I know, your in a hurry to get the rebate but ARE YOU SURE?  This thing has pink carpet dude.

You told me you wanted a fenced in back yard and a basement, this has neither AND it has a pool.  It's 52 degrees outside!

I know, I know, the tax credit.  I'll write up an offer for you but ARE YOU SURE???

 

I believe the tax credit is a HUGE bonus for 1st timers but I don't believe you should rush out and buy a home JUST to get the rebate.  How much is that $8,000 going to help you next year when you don't even like the home your in?

Your thoughts?

 

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Amanda Christiansen is an award winning Realtor with Christiansen Group Realty.

 

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Jake Planton
www.JakePlanton.com - Portland, OR

AND!  If you do not live in the home for three years, you have to pay it BACK!

Oct 26, 2009 11:00 AM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Good point Jared, Rushing to buy a home is rarely a good idea, credit or not.

Oct 26, 2009 11:15 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Jared and Amanda.. Very good approach to this $8,000 tax credit.  It now seems like the typical ad that you see everywhere.. Act now, buy now before it is too late.  Scare tactics.. these don't work for me.

If these people find 90% of what they are looking for in a home, and they can get the tax credit... GREAT.

But just to buy a house for a tax credit seems ridiculous.

valerie osterhoudt

Oct 26, 2009 12:16 PM
Brian Kuhns
Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber - Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns

   Why are you being so rational and making sense? What could possibly go wrong from making a poor housing decision? Keep up the great work Jared and Amanda!

Oct 26, 2009 04:19 PM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Good advice....I think they are going to extend and possibly expand it, but when it expires I think things are going to settle down, prices should go down as well. A home purchase is a long term decision and that $8000 is just a perk, should not be the reason.

Oct 27, 2009 02:05 AM
Donne Knudsen
Los Angeles & Ventura Counties in CA - Simi Valley, CA
CalState Realty Services

Jared & Amanda - For awhile now, I've been noticing a rather disturbing trend among some of my clients and their escrows - they don't like the property they're buying!  Some have actually hated the property they're buying and are actually dreading the close of escrow.  I actually blogged about recently.

This is very sad and I feel sorry for these people. While I have promoted the $8,000 credit as a bonus to buying a home this year, I stop short of scaring my clients into buying something that doesn't serve their needs just because of the $8,000 tax credit. 

I have even been criticized by some of my clients Realtors for my comments to our mutual client when they're complaining to me about the absolute dump they've just put an offer on and how horrible it is and they don't know why they did it. 

I tell them that if they don't like and/or want the property, then don't make an offer on it.  Furthermore, don't let anyone else pressure them into writing an offer just because they've already seen 20 other properties.  JMHO

Oct 30, 2009 04:26 PM
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