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Real Estate Agent with South Carolina Homes Inc. 29167

Real Estate for Sale - Rent to Own - Lease Options in Charleston SC: There are many ways to find a house to buy, but the most popular way at this time is to cruise the internet sites looking for homes for sale. You can find full descriptions, lots of photographs, and sometimes virtual tours to take of the house and property.

Homes for Sale in Charleston South CarolinaThis is a great way to find out what’s out there in the area you are looking at and what you might expect to get for the budget you have in mind. If you’ve been pre-approved for a loan, which is a good idea, you’ll have a price in mind which will narrow your search down further. There are hundreds of thousands of house for sale on the internet, so having your specific criteria handy when you start your search will be the best way to find what you are looking for without wasting a lot of time.

If you don’t want to go through a realtor and prefer to deal directly with a homeowner selling their home, you might save the real estate agent’s commission if that’s part of the sale. If this is your first time buying a home, though, you might want to enlist the help of an expert in real estate. Real estate investors are continually buying and selling houses, so they are knowledgeable about the important details that you need to know.

The current market trends are crucial to understand, as well as interest rates you might face, and the different options that you can use to finance your house. An investor may have several houses that he or she is holding that can be sold to you. They often pick up distressed homeowners’ homes and resell them. It gets the distressed seller out of a jam and the investor will make a little money when reselling the house.

Investors usually buy a home and make the necessary repairs to bring it up to standard of decency. You can ask about a house that has had the major repairs done, or you can try to find one that an investor will sell you cheap because it still needs to be fixed up. If you are looking for a fixer upper to add your own sweat equity to, search the real estate investors’ offerings to see what you can find. You’ll save some money and build your equity by doing your own repairs if you are so inclined.

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Monica Carosi
New York, NY

Hello Steve,

you are right, but what I am noticing in NY real estate market is that the rent-to-own buyers are increasing and on the other hand it's really difficult to find house sellers for them. Sometimes to do this job is all about put together people who appearently want the same thing, but they don't in reality

 

Apr 21, 2011 02:46 AM