Real Estate Info For Buyers

6 Quick Tips for Buyers

If you will be commuting by car between your new home and your job, be sure to drive the route during both morning and evening rush hours before you make an offer to purchase. Read the rest of this tip for homebuyers along with 5 more tips you may not have thought of before. Click on the link above to read more....

How Much House Can You Afford?

The first thing people usually want to know when they decide to go house hunting is "How much house can I afford?" Sometimes your view of what you can afford is quite different from the mortgage company's view of what can afford! Click on the link above to read more....

Role of the Real Estate Broker

Frequently, the first person you consult about buying a home is a real estate agent or broker. Although real estate brokers provide helpful advice on many aspects of home buying, they may serve the interests of the seller, and not your interests as the buyer. The most common practice is for the seller to hire the broker to find someone who will be willing to buy the home on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the seller. Therefore, the real estate broker you are dealing with may also represent the seller. However, you can hire your own real estate broker, known as a buyer’s broker, to represent your interests. Also, in some states, agents and brokers are allowed to represent both buyer and seller. Click on the link above to read more....

School and Your Move

Consider the quality of the school system when choosing the location of your new home. Try to match your child with the right school. If your child isn't an academic superstar, a school where the pressure for high achievement is strong may not be the right choice. When your child is a sports hero, make sure that sports are an important part of the agenda, not an afterthought. The last thing you want to do is damage self-esteem by placing your child in an environment that just doesn't fit the individual. Click on the link above to read more....

Terms of the Agreement of Sale

The real estate broker probably will give you a preprinted form of agreement of sale. You may make changes or additions to the form agreement, but the seller must agree to every change you make. You should also agree with the seller on when you will move in and what appliances and personal property will be sold with the home. Click on the link above to read more....

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