Continuing on the thread of an earlier post on buying a home, Coldwell Banker recently published a poll that showed that affordability is the primary concern of first-time home buyers. What the poll also pointed out is that many aspiring home owners want something like their parents may have now rather than something that resembles what their parents had when they were their age.
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It is very true about first time buyer expectations of a home.
That is why it is very important to get pre-approved for your loan before shopping. You need to know what you can realistically afford and not look at anything out of that price range or nothing will be good enough when you start looking at your actual possibilities.
If there is a first time home buyer class in your area TAKE IT. It may take a couple nights from your life but the information is totally worth it and there are other perks, like in Montana if you qualify for the first time home buyer grant you need that class to get it anyway.
Buying a home is major mula so take your time , get prepared and find a good Realtor to work as your buyers agent!
If you need a referral to a good Realtor I can help.