Buying your first home is an experience that you’ll never forget. That’s why it’s best to make it a positive one! This can be easily achieved with the right real estate team working beside you, as well as a clear understanding of the home buying process. Something that most first time buyers are not aware of is the concept of pre-approval and pre-qualification.
If you are thinking about buying a home and selling your current home, you may be asking yourself, “Which one should I do first?” It’s like that age-old dilemma, which came first; the chicken or the egg? If you sell your current home first, it could take some time to find your replacement home – a situation that can leave you displaced until you find the right one.
As a professional real estate agent and mortgage broker, I get asked the question “Which area is better?” all the time. The answer really depends on each family’s own goals and priorities, and determining which area is best for your family is definitely a personal choice.
The best way to demonstrate this is to take a closer look at four real families that we’ve worked with in the past. I helped each one buy, sell, and finance their homes, and each of these families chose different areas based on their personal goals and priorities. Below are the four homes that these families chose in February 2014 that are all within a similar price range, but are located in different areas.
