Property, Buying, Selling and
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Property: Buying a Home
Whether you're buying your very first home, or moving for what seems like the
hundredth time, purchasing a home can be a stressful experience. Being organized
can really help make the process run smoothly and, hopefully, hassle-free.
Your financial situation
Can you really afford to buy? Work out you current living expenses and pay of
any debt that you have first. Begin to budget for your dream home. Talk with
a mortgage lender to help you assess your finances and work out if you can afford
to borrow and how much.
Location
Location is crucial. How far are you really willing to commute to your place
of employment? How good are the local schools, shopping centres, public transportation
and other public amenities? Will your new home be next to a vacant lot or a
commercial property? Take your time and don't rush into anything. Make sure
that both you and your partner (if you have one) have the same ideas about the
location you are looking for.
Do research
The more research you do prior to buying your home, the better off you'll be.
Find out what types of mortgages are on offer. Shop around for the best quotes
form mortgage lenders. Choose and find an estate agent (sign up with a few for
a quicker search).
Get pre-approved for a mortgage (Go4aMortgage.com
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Apply for a mortgage before you go looking for a house. This way you will be
able to reassure the seller. Rather than guessing or estimating how much you
can afford to spend, ask a lender or financial adviser to give you a full assessment
and a letter stating how much you're qualified to borrow. This will increase
your chances of getting the property you want.
Understand everything
Read before signing on that dotted line so that there are no surprises later
on. Get your solicitor or financial adviser to read through any contracts and
documents and get him/her to explain what it all means.
Make a wish list
Before going out searching for a house make a wishlist of what type of home,
area and any added features you want. Give your agent a copy and tell them not
to contact you unless the property resembles what you are looking for.
Pound the Pavement
Once you've focused your search to one or two areas, get out and view as many
homes as you can. Wear comfortable shoes and sensible clothing. Be prepared
to search 100 houses before you find your dream home.
Use an inspection checklist.
Keeping up with the amount of houses you go and view can be confusing. Take
a long an inspection checklist and mark off what the home has to offer and what
is wrong with it. Also take a long a maintenance checklist so that you don't
forget to check the important things, plumbing, how well the roof is the floors
etc.. Take a long an inventory agreement that you can get the seller to sign.
So that if you do buy the property you won't get confused at what is being left
behind and what is not
Be prepared to make an offer
If you can't afford to make an offer stop looking, you are wasting your time
and everyone else's time. If you are ready to make an offer don't stew on it
put the offer in as soon as you decide you like a property. Even if you leave
it for a day you may be a day to late. Familiarize yourself with how offers
become contracts.
Valuation
All lenders require a valuation of the property to be carried out by a qualified
surveyor who acts for the lender. This is to ensure the property is worth the
amount of money you are borrowing. In most cases, the Independent Financial
Advisor (IFA) will instruct the surveyor on behalf of the lender.
Be Patient
Buying a home can be a trying process - from finding the perfect house that
you can't afford to not finding anything that you like at all. You can't force
a house to become a home! Keep in mind that many people look for up to a year
before finding the right home.
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