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Home Buying Basics and 4 Helpful Tips To Buying the Right Home

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Real Estate Agent with Phyllis Frankel Realty Group | Ponte Vedra Real Estate

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Buying a home can be a scary task. Especially if it is your first time. So in order to make sure you get the best deal and buy the right home for you there are a couple tips you should keep in mind.

Home Buying Step #1 - Handle Your Financing

First you should prepare by getting yourself financially ready. That means checking your credit score, saving for your down payment and getting pre-approved by a mortgage professional.

Once you have approval and know what price range you want to buy then you want to put together a list of criteria you are looking for in your new home.

Home Buying Step #2 - Talk to a Realtor

Now you could start looking on the internet for a home. But the time saving option is to talk to a Realtor. This is because not everything on the internet is up to date. And when buying your home there is no cost to using a Realtor. So why not get free advice and guidance?

A Realtor can provide you with help in understanding all the paperwork, disclosures, inspections and process. A Realtor will be able to tell you the resale potential of the home and if there are any noticeable faults that will effect value. Once you find your dream home your Realtor will do a market analysis and negotiate a better price and terms. A Realtor has a team of professionals ready to help you with financing, inspections and whatever else you are looking for.

Home Buying Step #3 - Decide on Your Home's Criteria

Don't know what to look for in your new home?

You should start with considering the quality of the neighborhood, your commute, how close your friends and family are and the school system. Then you should ride through the home at different times of the day to check out the neighborhood and how close the grocery shop, stores and everything else is.

Home Buying Step #4 - Start Looking For a Home

Ready to start looking at homes? Then please contact the Phyllis Frankel Realty Group at 904-273-0125 or https://www.frankelrealtygroup.com

Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Carey, great post for buyers jumping into the market and wondering what is most important.  Great post. 

Oct 04, 2016 01:48 AM
Carey Frankel
Phyllis Frankel Realty Group | Ponte Vedra Real Estate - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Carey Frankel, ABR, SFR, CDPE, GRI

Thanks for reading and your kind words!

Oct 04, 2016 03:28 AM