first time home buyer: Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing a Home - 01/29/10 08:27 AM
 Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing a Home
1.  Looking at homes before being prequalified.
Many buyers want to jump into the car and start looking at homes before they know what they can afford.  What if buyers are looking for $250,000 homes and later discover they can only afford $150,000 homes?  There can be a substantial difference in the type of homes and where they are located at each price level.
2.  Limiting one's search
Many homes that are advertised on the inter net or in magazines may have already been sold.  Using a Realtor® will allow a buyer to find the … (3 comments)

first time home buyer: Your Way Home Arizona Program - 09/23/09 09:20 AM
YOUR WAY HOME AZ PROGRAM for Buyers of Foreclosed Homes
Your Way Home AZ is a statewide program to assist home buyers purchasing foreclosed homes in select areas to help rehabilitate housing developments, and to stabilize neighborhoods.  This program was established to encourage people to buy foreclosed homes.   The state of Arizona, nine counties, and several communities have received more than $121 million dollars to help stabilize some of the hardest hit communities. 
So what does this program mean to you?  If one were to qualifiy, than a good example would be on a $150,000 house the buyer would receive a silent second mortgage of $33,000 with no … (0 comments)