Buying Tips
Be sure you’re ready
- Making the transition from renting to buying
- Calculate your income vs. debt
- Understand your credit
- How much do I have to save to buy a home?
- Homebuying for young people: plan ahead
Looking
- Take charge when buying
- How a REALTOR® can help
- Wish list worksheet
- House-hunting tips
- A short guide to real estate lingo and acronyms
- Don’t forget your preapproval letter
Choose a home, make an offer
- How to choose a neighborhood
- How to choose a home
- Home comparison chart
- Wait! Are you buying the right house?
- The basics of making an offer
Get a loan
Inspection and final negotiation
- Hiring a home inspector
- Goodbye inspection, hello trouble
- Environmental inspection tips
- The bottom line on contract negotiation
- Negotiating to yes
- How to win the bidding wars
- Terms and conditions
Closing and possession