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Home Buyers' Guide

Jumping into the Real Estate market?

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Buying a home can be a challenging experience, even if it’s not your first venture into Real Estate.  All of our lives are increasingly overflowing with normal day-to-day activities, leaving us little time to deal with a project of such importance and magnitude.  Mistakes born of expediency can be costly, and serendipity is rarely on hand to make things right.  Doing your homework up front is the best way to get the house you really want, whether you freelance your way through the Real Estate listings or find a really good Real Estate broker or agent to work with.

This simple Guide is based on a lecture which was part of an affordable housing education program for 1st time buyers. If you have no experience in buying a home or if you just need a little refresher course, we hope you will find this guide to be easy to follow and, more important, helpful.

Using the menu below, you can read through the entire guide by clicking on "First Time Buyer?", or you can skip through the guide by clicking on any other heading.

Please feel free to ask questions or give us critical feedback so that we can help you better.

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First Time Buyer?
Working with a Broker
Your Ideal Home
Existing Homes
New Construction
Rehab & Renovation
What can you Afford?
Choosing a Mortgage
Credit Problems?
Making the Offer
The Home Inspection
Purchase & Sales (P&S)
Closing Costs
The Closing
The Homestead Act
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