Buying a Home
Buying a Home – Buyer Rebate / Cash Back Programs
August 31, 2011 | 
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Buying a home is a huge investment. The decision to buy a home is an important one. To make the home purchase easy on your checkbook, you need to understand the Buyer Rebate / Cash Back Programs that offer home buyer rebates in the DFW real estate market. Buyer Rebate Programs are not offered by most real estate companies. So it is for you to search and talk to them so that you can save money on your home purchase.
You can receive money from your realtor if you search for homes on your own and let the realtor help you with the closing. Most real estate buyers believe that the legwork done in searching the homes makes you eligible for the cash back. You need to ask for the home rebate back by talking to your realtor. This will also help the realtor with understanding your needs in the home buying process. With the $8000 Home Buyer Tax Credit drawing to a close before December 1st, you may want to close on a home as soon as possible so that you can take advantage of the incentive period which will expire on December 1st, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
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8 Reasons To Buy a Home Now
If you’ve been straddling the fence about buying a home, you could be kicking yourself when this unique window of opportunity closes. Never in history have the cards beens stacked for the buyer as they are now.
Here are eight reasons that will convince you that NOW is the right time to stop renting and buy your own home.
1. The market is with you. A Buyer’s Market occurs when there are more sellers than buyers, which results in more choices and lower prices due to excess supply. Homes are bought in both Buyer’s and Seller’s markets, but for the purchaser, now is the time they will get the most bang for their buck. Read the rest of this entry »
Get a Deal on Your Dream Home with Automated MLS E-mails
If you are like me, a potential home buyer, I would like to share what I feel to be the best way to find that dream home at a fantastic price. During these trying economic times buyers I tend to lean toward the many advertised foreclosure and short sale bargains. What buyers don’t know is dealing with a foreclosure or short sale is a BUNCH of extra negotiating, paperwork, red tape and other obstacles. Sure there are some saving but in most cases it is not all it’s cracked up to be. A much better way to find that deal with less stress and haggling is to let a local Realtor add you to an automated MLS e-mail list. Let me explain.
Every MLS system allows agents to add their clients to a search parameter specific system. It’s great. In simple terms, you will tell you agent the specific areas/communities your are interested in, the price range that fits your budget, bedrooms, bathrooms and other features you are looking for. Read the rest of this entry »