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BUYING A HOUSE 

First-Time Home Buyer Steps: A Guide on How to Buy a House

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The steps to buy a house might seem complicated—particularly if you’re a first-time home buyer trying to purchase real estate for the very first time. Between down payments, credit scores, mortgage rates (both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate), property taxes, interest rates, and closing the deal, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. There’s so much at stake with a first home!

Still, if you familiarize yourself with what it takes to buy your first home beforehand, it can help you navigate the real estate market with ease. So let’s get started!

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn what it takes to buy your first home, from beginning to end. Whether it’s your first time in the real estate market or you’re an experienced homeowner who wants to brush up on your skills, this list has you covered.

Step 1: Start gathering a down payment

The very first step every first-time home buyer should

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HUD HOMES 

How to Apply for HUD Housing: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

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You may be eligible for HUD Housing if you have a low to moderate-income, are elderly, or have a disability. There are a variety of different assistance programs available through HUD, so check the website to see which ones you’ll qualify for. For most of the programs, you’ll need to make 80% or less of the median income in your area. If you decide to apply for HUD housing, you’ll need to do so through your local public housing agency, since HUD doesn’t actually process applications themselves. Most states require you to fill out

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BUYING A HOUSE 

8 Steps to Buying a House in Maryland

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Make buying a house in Maryland as simple as possible. Follow these 8 steps to find the right home and get a great deal, despite the current seller’s market in Maryland.

Buying a house is exciting, but it’s by no means easy. Everything from the local economy to your financials to the housing market in Maryland will impact what home you buy and how much it costs.

The more you know about the steps to buying a house and the current real estate trends in Maryland, the better you’ll be able to navigate your choices.

Read on to get all of the information you need to make it through the home buying process. Then, you can confidently put in an offer on your dream home and know you’re getting the best deal.

Don’t navigate the home buying process alone.

Clever can match you with the perfect realtor to get the

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FOR SALE 

Dear Monty column: Nine steps to take when pricing your home for sale – Business – Wicked Local

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Reader Question: We are planning to sell our home. In researching the subject, the standard advice is to call a real estate agent. We get that, but from a potential seller’s point of view, that is very simplistic advice. How do you suggest someone selling their home go about it?

Monty’s Answer: You are asking about what is likely your largest single investment. We take time to shop at the grocery store to save pennies on items that cost very little money when compared to your home. Still, many people do not want to invest any time determining how to protect the equity in their homes when the time comes to move on. “Call a real estate agent” is standard advice, and many home sellers do

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FOR SALE 

Dear Monty column: Nine steps to take when pricing your home for sale – Business – seacoastonline.com

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Richard Montgomery More Content Now

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Oct 13, 2020 at 2:01 AM

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.

 

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Reader Question: We are planning to sell our home. In researching the subject, the standard advice is to call a real estate agent. We get that, but from a potential seller’s point of view, that is very simplistic advice. How do you suggest someone selling their home go about it?

Monty’s Answer: You are asking about what is likely your largest single investment. We take time to shop at the grocery store to save pennies on items that cost very little money when compared to your home. Still, many people do not want to invest any time determining how to protect the equity in their homes when the time comes to move on. “Call a real estate agent” is standard advice, and many home sellers do

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FOR SALE 

Dear Monty column: Nine steps to take when pricing your home for sale – Business – providencejournal.com

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Richard Montgomery More Content Now

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Oct 13, 2020 at 2:01 AM

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.

 

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Reader Question: We are planning to sell our home. In researching the subject, the standard advice is to call a real estate agent. We get that, but from a potential seller’s point of view, that is very simplistic advice. How do you suggest someone selling their home go about it?

Monty’s Answer: You are asking about what is likely your largest single investment. We take time to shop at the grocery store to save pennies on items that cost very little money when compared to your home. Still, many people do not want to invest any time determining how to protect the equity in their homes when the time comes to move on. “Call a real estate agent” is standard advice, and many home sellers do

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HOME FOR SALE 

Dear Monty column: Nine steps to take when pricing your home for sale – Business – Austin American-Statesman

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Oct 13, 2020 at 1:01 AM

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.

 

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Reader Question: We are planning to sell our home. In researching the subject, the standard advice is to call a real estate agent. We get that, but from a potential seller’s point of view, that is very simplistic advice. How do you suggest someone selling their home go about it?

Monty’s Answer: You are asking about what is likely your largest single investment. We take time to shop at the grocery store to save pennies on items that cost very little money when compared to your home. Still, many people do not want to invest any time determining how to protect the equity in their homes when the time comes to move on. “Call a real estate agent” is standard advice, and many home sellers do

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FOR SALE 

Dear Monty column: Nine steps to take when pricing your home for sale – Business – telegram.com

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Richard Montgomery More Content Now

Tuesday


Oct 13, 2020 at 2:01 AM

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.

 

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Reader Question: We are planning to sell our home. In researching the subject, the standard advice is to call a real estate agent. We get that, but from a potential seller’s point of view, that is very simplistic advice. How do you suggest someone selling their home go about it?

Monty’s Answer: You are asking about what is likely your largest single investment. We take time to shop at the grocery store to save pennies on items that cost very little money when compared to your home. Still, many people do not want to invest any time determining how to protect the equity in their homes when the time comes to move on. “Call a real estate agent” is standard advice, and many home sellers do

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HOME FINDER 

Journal Times editorial: Take steps to prevent the next Kenosha | Editorial

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Evers himself said last week, “Clearly I would not change a thing I did. We met every request the city and county of Kenosha asked us.”

Whether it was enough has depended on your politics to this point.

For now, let’s disregard politics and agree that the governor did everything he could as fast as he could when widespread protests began and unrest soon followed. No debate, the early response was what the state could do and it showed great teamwork.

And the result: Kenosha burned.

There is no debate about that either. At last estimate there is $50 million worth of damage to as many as 100 businesses. The Uptown took a staggering blow.

The Guard was here – the governor did what he could – and Kenosha burned about 30 hours after the Blake shooting.

That cannot happen again, as the County Board supervisors said.

But what has

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BUYING A HOUSE 

10 Steps to Buying a House

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Start touring homes in your price range. It might be helpful to take notes (using this helpful checklist) on all the homes you visit. You will see a lot of houses! It can be hard to remember everything about them, so you might want to take pictures or video to help you remember each home.

 

Make sure to check out the little details of each house. For example:

  • Test the plumbing by running the shower to see how strong the water pressure is and how long it takes to get hot water
  • Try the electrical system by turning switches on and off
  • Open and close the windows and doors to see if they work properly

It’s also important to evaluate the neighborhood and make a note of things such as:

  • Are the other homes on the block well maintained?
  • How much traffic does the street get?
  • Is there enough street
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