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Buying a Home: Should You Buy a Home?
Buying and owning a home is almost always a better financial decision than renting. Yet buying a home isn’t always the right decision for everyone. So before you jump into the home-buying p ...
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Buying a Home: Credit History and Credit Score
A lender considering whether to approve you for a home mortgage will examine your credit history —your record of paying back loans, including credit card bills. If you have a “good&# ...
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Buying a Home: Mortgage Basics
Few home buyers are wealthy enough to pay the entire purchase price of a home up front. Instead, most pay a down payment , a percentage of the total purchase price of the home, and get a mortgage ...
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Buying a Home: How to Choose a Mortgage
Before you start house hunting, you should have a good idea what size and type of mortgage you want and can afford. Thinking about mortgages early on in the process, and getting either prequalifie ...
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Buying a Home: How to Research Neighborhoods
When you buy a home, you’re also buying the neighborhood surrounding it. The neighborhood is important not only because you’ll have to live in it but also because the neighborhood&#x ...
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Buying a Home: How to Find a Real Estate Agent
Though you’re not required to use a real estate agent when buying a home, a good agent will make the process much easier for you. Besides, a real estate agent’s services usually are ...
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Buying a Home: How to Hunt for a House
While hunting for a house, it’s crucial to remain realistic, organized, and a bit thick-skinned. If you don’t approach the process with a clear sense of your budget and expectations, ...
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Buying a Home: How to Make an Offer on a Home
When you’ve found a home you love that’s priced within your budget, it’s time to make an offer . To make an offer on a home, you and your real estate agent draw up and give to ...
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Buying a Home: How to Negotiate on a Home
It’s rare for a seller to accept a first offer from a buyer. More often, the seller either rejects your offer in favor of another or responds to you with a counteroffer . A counteroffer is ...
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Buying a Home: Escrow and Closing
When you and the seller have signed an agreement on the terms of the sale, you’ve got a ratified contract . Now you enter the final stage of the home-buying process, which is called escrow. ...
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