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Don’t Wait-Only 138 Days to Claim Your Share of the Tax Credit
Claim your share of the First Time Buyer Tax Credit
This is a Re-Blog of a  post from Cindy Jones in the Washington DC area... pricing is a bit more affordable in Central Ohio. Real estate is local but some of this is universal information and time frames. We don't use the term "ratified" in Central Ohio but I believe Cindy's point is that if you are buying a home that is not a short sale or a bank owned property you can get in contract more quickly.    The good news is we do have homes in many neighborhoods that are NOT short sales or banks selling homes they've foreclosed on.  Homes you can negotiate with a "normal" seller relatively quickly.
Keep in mind supply of housing varies greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood in Central Ohio. 
You'd think from listening to the national media that there is a huge supply of housing in every neighborhood.  Guess again.
More for Central Ohio First Time Home Buyers:
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit - the basics
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit - income limits 
 
The rush is on.  The deadline for purchasing a home using the $8000 tax credit is November ... more

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