Whether you are a first time home buyer or an experienced one, the journey would be both thrilling and stressful at the same time. For majority of people, buying a house is probably one of the biggest purchases of their lives. This huge financial investment could be overwhelming, confusing, but also quite worthwhile. You may have a picture of an ideal home in mind and may already be mentally arranging your two car garage, choosing the best shade of bright green sage bush or celery and may have even browsed many furniture stores. Well, this definitely is the fun part. But before getting to this, there is a lot of work that need to be completed. Following are the basics of home buying which can be of immense help for any home buyer -Get pre-approved Finance – Endless bank visits may turn out to be the most traumatic part of home buying process. However, it is extremely important because a pre-approval would present you with a rough, if not an exact, idea about what your bank would lend you. You would be required to bring along the original as well as photocopies of your bills, assets and debts during the bank meetings. This part may not be really exciting but pre-approval can definitely save you from bigger disappointment, while starting with the home shopping.Evaluate your financial condition – Before lending you money, the bank would ask about your debts (car payments, credit cards, student loans etc) and assets (property, cars, liquid assets, investments etc). In addition, your basic bills would be estimated and your credit record would also be checked. Eventually, you would be provided with a particular amount that you could afford. Despite of all this, no one can have a better idea about your financial condition than you. The bank would not know about your lifestyle or how much you splurge on shopping, vacations, cars etc. So, along with the information provided by the bank, use your own estimation about how much you can really afford.Prepare a list of your wants and needs – Note down all your wants and must-haves. Your needs or must-haves would include all those things which you cannot do without, such as a kitchen, at least one garage etc. On the other hand, wants include the extras which may be concessions. Considering all these things would make it a lot easier for you to decide between different houses and go for the most suitable one.Hire a real estate agent – If you go solo, you are likely to get tricked by the clever sellers because of your lacking awareness about the current property market. However, a property agent can simplify the entire home buying process with his in-depth knowledge about real estate. He would guide you, answer your questions and help you deal with the complexities you may come across while purchasing your dream home.Taking into consideration all these basics of home buying process, you are sure to get a great deal.
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