first time home buyer: Single, Lonely and Renting? How about in need of a short sale? - 02/22/12 07:22 AM
 
I read a few headlines this morning and threw together a quick breakdown of three interesting articles that are quite timely to February. They talk about homebuyers finding love, lenders giving a bit of loving and banks spreading the love. How fitting right? So if your single, looking for love and renting check out the first article. If you’re curious about what kind of a timeline short sales are looking at check out article number two. Lastly, if you think the banks are cold, heartless…. well anyways not all of them are, check out article three.
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first time home buyer: Webinar for first time homebuyers - 01/14/12 02:05 PM
Check it! Alright guys and gals, this is something I have been working on for a while let's call this version 1.0 as I am sure there will need to be some tweaks here and there. The concept is there and I want to hear your feedback.... comments will be rewarded. Just sayin'  
Dominic Tartaglia touches on the broad realm of buying your first house. This is an introduction to a series soon to follow… Stay posted at www.dominictartaglia.com/blog
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first time home buyer: Smaller homes in the future! - 11/03/11 04:16 AM
Today I want to point out a few things that are coming down the road in terms of new construction and what home builders across the country are expecting for trends. If you are a new home buyer or a First Time home buyer these are som things to start thinking about.
Smaller square footage homes: between 2,000 and 2,300 square feet on average (nationally)
Increased green features in homes: Low e windows, engineered hardwood products like beams, floors and structural members, tankless water heaters and technologically advanced thermostats like that of www.NEST.com.
Nest thermostats are based off of iPod technology … (2 comments)

first time home buyer: Choosing to buy: Neighborhood considerations - 03/25/11 01:18 PM
When choosing to buy your first home in San Luis Obispo County there are many considerations in regard to which neighborhood you set your sights on, here are 5 ideas to get you started.
 
1. How important are the trees? In an ecological sense trees are extremely important but how important is it that you live on a street that is lined with large established trees? For a lot of people having a large oak tree in their front yard or established trees lining their daily drive home is extremely important, for others the appeal of a new neighborhood with smaller less established … (0 comments)

first time home buyer: Choosing to buy: Property Considerations - 03/23/11 11:16 AM
Standard lot or ranch of your dreams.
This is not a topic that is necessarily going to transcend the real estate universe and directly apply to all real estate markets but this consideration has relevance to most purchases. The topic of discussion is, how much property you want to own under your home/ Well obviously ALL of it under your home but I'm referring to the total land you own on that parcel. In San Luis Obispo county you can have it all, from sub-standard lot in Downtown San Luis Obispo to 100+ acre ranches in the country. In the last year … (0 comments)

first time home buyer: When is it a good time for me to buy? - 02/20/11 09:17 AM
When is it a good time for me to buy?
 
There is no straight forward answer for this question. The truth is that this question varies depending on each person’s situation and all of the many variables that play into the scenario. That being said, let’s discuss a few things that you should make sure are in place before you decide to buy or not. Affordability, market conditions, your current state of living and your timeframe for purchase are a few good starting points for you to consider.
Affordability is a major factor. You can visit my previous blog entitled … (3 comments)

first time home buyer: 10 steps to buying your first home. Part 2 - 02/15/11 03:09 AM
6. Write an offer.
Writing an offer is a very exciting time for the first time home buyer. This is the culmination of weeks or, in some cases, weeks of preparing financial information, meeting with agents and lenders and looking at homes. It is also the beginning of a series of reviewing and signing purchase agreements, disclosures, ordering inspections and signing papers. The offer itself is a pretty simple process if you have the help of a qualified Realtor® that has experience in working with first time home buyers.
When I meet with buyer to write their first purchase contract I like … (2 comments)

first time home buyer: The first steps before taking the first step to home buying - 01/27/11 07:25 AM
Man, that's a lot of steps! Not really, it's just another ridiculous title to one of my blogs... sorry guys and gals. As always, the meat is in the information provided below the title. I have been working with a lot of buyers lately that may or not be in the market to buy a home in the near future and there has been one thing that I have caught myself repeating to all of them, "Congratulations on laying the ground work to buying a home! You're doing one of the two things you should be doing before actually looking at property, … (0 comments)