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July 29th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
 For any of you out there who were trying to close on a property before July 1st and didn’t, I have some GOOD NEWS! Home Buyer Deadline Extension Congress has voted to extend the deadline for closings from 6/30 out to 9/30/2010. The president still needs to sign it into law, but the rumor mill [...]
July 1st, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
You are putting together your team of experts to help you thru this home buying process. Remember, they all need to work well together. Now that you have been educated by your mortgage person/bank person, you will need to shop for a Realtor. Finding a Realtor Search Online: There are several ways to choose who [...]
June 30th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 So you want to buy a home and you know little or nothing about it… First Thing to Do The very first thing you want to do, is get with your banker or a local lender. I say local lender because you will have so many questions that it is better to be able to [...]
June 20th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 One of the million things you have to do before starting work is find a place to live. Most residents want a home near Shands. You know you’ll be busy and don’t want headaches so you want something that doesn’t require much maintenance. You also want a home that isn’t too expensive (you’re still paying off student loans) but in a safe & clean neighborhood.
April 18th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 Offer Date When you make an offer on a property, it may take 30 to sometimes even 60 days or longer to close on this property (hand over the money and get the keys). Although you are excited, if the seller is busy they don’t want to entertain you every week end while you show [...]
April 13th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 Timeline The contract to purchase a property spells out what you have to do and when you have to do it, up through actually closing on the purchase. We call those rules the timeline. The timeline can be very specific and each item in the contract can have a different amount of time allotted to [...]
April 6th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 The earnest money deposit lets the seller know that you are serious about buying the home, and that you can afford it. Your deposit should be held in an escrow account. The deposit should be credited to you at closing.
March 30th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
 On April 5, lenders and mortgage investors will have even more incentives to offer troubled borrowers short sales instead of foreclosing. Under the new changes to Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program, borrowers will earn a $3,000 “relocation incentive” and loan servicers will get $1,500 for handling a short sale.
March 29th, 2010 by Dave Gibbs
 Whenever people start thinking of buying or selling real estate they begin to look at what properties are for sale. You want to know what they are asking and what you get for the price. While you drive around you grab fliers, unless the boxes are empty, and hope they tell you everything you want to know. Using your cell phone for looking at homes for sale can save you time and frustration.
March 13th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
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