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Vital Steps to Take When Purchasing Your First Home

Realty Biz

Many first-time home buyers have low credit scores and need help with high debt-to-income ratios. Consider your monthly income, expenses, and debt-to-income ratio when setting a budget for your new home. Again, local market conditions determine whether you can get any seller concessions.

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Buyer’s Market vs Seller’s Market: What’s the Difference?

The Close

I know it’s hard to imagine, but consider putting in your buyer’s specific criteria (three bedrooms, a detached garage, and pool) and the MLS returning over a dozen listings in a neighborhood. It’s easy to sketch out an area in the MLS and do some quick napkin math to find out the months of inventory. The first would be your local MLS.