According to the National Association of Realtor’s Aspiring Home Buyers 2017 profile, 59 percent of non-homeowners do not feel comfortable taking on a mortgage when they have student loan debt. Estimates claim that today’s college graduates average around $37,172 in student debt and that 39 percent of non-owners have student loan debt. Major player, Fannie […]
Making a wrong decision is actually better for you than indecision. Home values and interest rates are heading up. It can be very expensive for you to wait on buying a home. Of course, you may have a legitimate reason to wait like improving your credit score or saving a down payment or even waiting […]
Owning a home can be an emotional investment for some would-be buyers. They want to have a place to raise their family,enjoy gatherings and feel secure and safe. Other buyers may be more interested in lowering their costs of housing or building equity. No matter what your motivation is we can easily justify that now […]
Yogi Berra said he’d give his right arm to be ambidextrous. Most first-time home buyers would not do something so extreme to own a home but they are willing to make sacrifices. According to the National Association of REALTORS® 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers: 43% – cut spending nonessential items or luxury items […]
Don’t lose your ability to deduct mortgage interest from your taxes by not properly handling the mortgage loan paperwork when taking money from a relative to buy a home. Especially if you might become their heir. Home mortgage interest can only be deducted if the loan you accept is a secured debt and you sign […]
Taking the time to save a down payment for buying a home might be keeping you from actually buying a home. But you may be unaware that those funds may already exist. NAR does a Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report each year which says that 81 percent of first-time buyers pull all or […]
“It’s not far, if you know the way.” This often used expression implies that not knowing the way could end up taking you around the block a couple more times that you wanted. You wouldn’t take off for somewhere you’ve never been without consulting a map or GPS so why buy a home without taking […]
Redfin recently conducted a survey of almost a 1000 home buyers where they stated that with inventory low, affordability is their number one concern. Competition from other buyers is getting stronger. But if you’re not in the game, then your chance of buying is even lower. Redfin’s survey showed that 26 percent choose affordability, 19 […]
The Golden Rule of Personal Finance is to pay yourself first. The idea being that the first check you write out each month is to your savings account. The thought behind this is if you wait until the end of the month there won’t be any money left to contribute to your savings or investment […]
Most people including homeowners fear things they don’t understand. This fear leads people to not try different solutions that might be a benefit to them. Prospective buyers know about fixed rate mortgages and have long memories when it comes to stories about people losing their homes because they could not afford the payments once their […]
