Posts filed under Buyers



Which Home Should We Buy?
Posted Thu, Jun 27th 2013 10:46 am
The Importance of Establishing Solid Buying Criteria In a housing market with abundant supply, buyers sometimes get overwhelmed trying to find the PERFECT home, at the LOWEST price. There may be s...

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Shop for a Loan Before a You Shop for a Home!
Posted Tue, Jun 25th 2013 1:06 pm
SHOPPING FOR A MORTGAGE LOAN Before you start shopping for a home, it is essential to get pre-approved by a lender. This does not mean that you cannot keep “shopping around” for the best loan whil...

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Legal Jargon Overload
Posted Tue, Jun 25th 2013 12:55 pm
LEGAL JARGON OVERLOAD When you buy a home, the closing attorney (SC is an attorney state for real estate) will make you sign stacks of papers, affidavits and documents filled with legal jargon. Mo...

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Buying a Fixer-Upper?
Posted Tue, Jun 25th 2013 12:42 pm
Tips for Buying Fixer-Uppers A "fixer-upper" renovation project is not for the faint of heart, inexperienced or impatient buyer. But if you are so inclined, there are some great opportunities to...

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How To Get The Home You Want
Posted Mon, Jun 24th 2013 12:21 pm
HOW TO GET THE HOME YOU WANT (MAKING "CLEAN" OFFERS) You are in the market to buy a home and you found a house that's ideal for you - it is in the right location and meets all your "needs" and "wa...

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Buyers-- How Well Do You Negotiate?
Posted Thu, Jun 20th 2013 4:56 pm
Negotiations from the buyers’ perspective: Traditionally people think of a good negotiator as a person that crushes the competition and gets the last dollar out of the transaction. However, ...

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What is The "EARNEST MONEY" Deposit?
Posted Sun, Nov 13th 2011 4:09 pm
What is The "Earnest Money" Deposit? The earnest money deposit is a "show of good faith" that underscores the buyer's seriousness of purpose and gives confidence to the seller to be able to take...

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You Can Now Set Up DAILY ALERTS!
Posted Tue, Sep 13th 2011 12:22 pm
Time is a scarce resource. When you are searching for the right home, it pays to have the best technology tools at your disposal! We are now offering a new service: Automatic daily, weekly or bi-we...

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USING RENOVATION LOANS
Posted Thu, Jun 23rd 2011 9:34 am
Using Renovation Loans USING RENOVATION LOANS Given the proliferation of short sales, foreclosures and lender-owned properties (REOs), it is not uncommon for buyers to come across homes th...

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HOW TO WIN IN A “MULTIPLE-OFFER” SITUATION
Posted Tue, May 31st 2011 4:39 pm
HOW TO WIN IN A “MULTIPLE-OFFER” SITUATION You and your REALTOR® have spent many hours “weeding out” potential homes for sale and finally find the home of your dreams: It is priced right, perfect ...

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SHOULD YOU PAY CASH FOR A HOME?
Posted Wed, Feb 9th 2011 10:26 am
SHOULD YOU PAY CASH FOR A HOME? If you have the cash and plan to buy a home, there are different issues to consider to determine your best strategy. First, you may consider peace of mind. Does ha...

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Yes, I Can!!
Posted Mon, Apr 12th 2010 9:05 am
Affordability remains at record levels, supported by the lowest mortgage rates in decades, low home prices, and the first-time home buyer tax credit. The home price-to-income ratio continues to...

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Aaaarghh! I Just Can't Decide!!! Let Me Ride On a Helicopter...
Posted Tue, Mar 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Aaaarghh! I Just Can't Decide!!! Let Me Ride On a Helicopter... As inventory increased in the years following the "sub-prime meltdown" and we switched from a "seller's market" to a "buyer's market...

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If You Don't Buy a House Now, You're Stupid or Broke
Posted Wed, Dec 16th 2009 1:01 pm
If You Don't Buy a House Now, You're Stupid or Broke This is the title of this interesting article written by Marc Roth in Businessweek.The author explores the historic low in interest rates and p...

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IRS Sets New Rules for Tax Credit
Posted Mon, Dec 14th 2009 7:36 am
IRS Sets New Rules for Tax Credit The Daily Real Estate News reported that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published new guidelines for eligibility for the home buyer credit when there are ...

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Tax Credit Extended!
Posted Fri, Nov 6th 2009 4:10 pm
President Obama signed today into law the extension of the $8,000 Tax Credit for first-time homebuyers. To qualify, buyers must contract the sale by April 30th, and close by June 30th, 2010. In ad...

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1.14 Million Buyers Have Filed for $8K Tax Credit
Posted Thu, Sep 10th 2009 10:39 am
The $8,000 Federal Tax Credit has proven to be extremely popular. According to Realtor.com, the most visited real estate website in the U.S., 10.8% of buyers say that this and other state incentive...

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First Time Home Buyers $8,000 Tax Credit - URGENT ACTION REQUIRED
Posted Fri, Jul 31st 2009 6:33 am
The National Association of Realtors has sent us an interesting article answering many of the most common questions we are being asked about the Tax Credit for first-home buyers. I decided to copy ...

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The A-Z of Buying a Home (Part 5)
Posted Tue, Jul 28th 2009 6:54 pm
This is the last part of our brief guide for first-time home buyers in South Carolina. Once you have closed on the purchase of your home, you will still need to take care of some very important det...

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The A-Z of Buying a Home (Part 4)
Posted Fri, Jul 24th 2009 2:30 pm
The Real Estate Closing  You have finished performing your Buyer's Due Diligence and everything's lined up for a closing on a specific date and time (usually at the attorney's office). What happen...

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