10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

Buying a new home in 2014 can be a bittersweet experience. When you will buy a house you will be very excited because you made the right choice.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

1. Calculate your situation of money, do you have enough money?

This key factor is worth mentioning even though it’s obvious thing to consider. What you need to do is getting pre-approved, for a mortage, it’s not worth your time to take a look at homes that you cannot afford them, right? The realtors always talk about the home in your price range, and just when you think the talk was over they tell you about an wonderful home that is above your budget.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

2. Hire a Professional

Buying and selling a home in our “Do It Yourself” world with the help of a professional is kind a tempting, mostly professionals cost us money, but if you have a friend or a relative which can help you, then good for you. I will give you my honest advice, I recommend you to hire a lawyer or successful realtor when you’re buying a home.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

3. I Need a Good Location in A Good Neighborhood It’s easy to fall in love with a dream home. Spending countless days of house hunting and the end you will

find “The One” which has everything you want – a big pool, big garage and a massive kitchen.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

4. What Are Your Current and Future Objectives/Needs?If you don’t mind ask yourself the following questions:

Do I have enough space for meeting clients and for an home office?

Will I commute to work?

Do I have in mind to have children?

Do I have enough room to put the kids in and bedrooms?

How far is the commute?

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

5. ROI or Return on InvestmentI have more questions for you to answer for yourself:

Will I stay in the home long enough to be able to get a ROI?

Do I plan to renovate the house?

Is my home is located in a good area where the value will go up?

Will my renovations increase my investment?

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

6. Is This My Forever Home?As I said above the return of investment will likely increase with the years you are in the house. Let

me tell you this, anything which contains the word “forever” is pretty scary. Owning a home for life is worth it, believe me; but not to disappoint you there are plenty of factors which you have to consider before buying.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

7. Bidding or How Will I Bid?Now that you found your dream home it’s time for you to get started with bidding. You have your

money in your pocket and know how much are you willing to pay, but how to convince the buyer is the question.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

8. Home InspectingAfter you signed the papers and everything is good, your home is yours after you won the bid there is another

step to take notice of, which is home inspection. You can hire a real professional with building background and engineering skills, make sure to choose the right person, someone who has years of experience and has good or excellent references.

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

9. It’s Time To Hire MoversNow you’re set, the home inspector did his job and you can move on with the next step: hiring a moving crew.

Your furniture must be in place before you can dance with your women/man in your fresh new home. Hiring the movers needs research; who can you trust with moving your valuable antiques and furniture?

10 Tips For Buying A New Home In 2014

10. Congratulations! Sit Back and Relax!You just crossed the finish line; the day has come. You’re living in your new home. Go ahead and

start the celebrations with wine and good champagne. Just relax and live in your home, the decoration can wait a little. The best way to choose your décor colors is to live in your home, just take time when decorating, in the end you will find a look you will surely love.

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