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Step 20: Time to get Your Down Payment ready!
Now that we’re getting closer to your closing date, it’s time to get your down payment ready! Remember that in addition to the down...
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Step 19: Home Owners Insurance
One of the things the mortgage underwriter will require you do at some point during the underwriting process is to set up Homeowner’s ...
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Step 18: Get Those Utilities Turned On
This is one of those annoying tasks that no one thinks about doing ahead of time, but is crucial, especially if you want the TV and...
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Step 17: Time to Plan Your Move
Now that your earnest money has been dropped off and inspection period is done, it’s safe to hire movers and start packing! Call now to...
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Step 16: Appraisal Time
Congratulations! If you’ve gotten this far it means you’re past the inspection period. Now it’s time for the appraisal. What is the...
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Step 15: Reading the Condo Documents
If you’re buying a condo you will need to review and approve or disapprove the condominium documents. In the purchase and sale contract,...
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Step 14: Reading the Inspection Report
Once the inspection report comes back, you need to review it thoroughly. Don’t be surprised if it’s 30 + pages long with more than 25...
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Step 13: What to Expect with an Inspection
Attending the home inspection is one of the most important parts of buying a new home as it’s a huge financial investment with long-term...
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Step 12: Scheduling the Closing and your Move In
Now that you have a mutually accepted contract, it’s important to schedule the closing on your calendar and arrange to take the day off...
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Step 11: Time to Stop Spending
This is very important so please read and take heed! Your mortgage pre-approval was granted to you based on the amount of money you had...
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Step 10: Give Notice To Your Landlord
If you’re currently renting, you need to give notice to your landlord that you’re going to be moving out. In Washington, in most cases,...
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Step 9: Time to order the Home Inspection
Once we are at mutual acceptance it is time to schedule a home inspection asap. Ideally, the inspection should occur within the next 4-7...
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Step 8: Drop off Your Earnest Money Check
Now that your offer has been accepted by the seller and we have a mutually accepted contract, it’s time to drop off your earnest money...
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Step 7: Mutually accepted contract? Now what?
Often contracts are accepted verbally by the seller’s agent first while signatures are gathered from the sellers. It can take 1 – 2 days...
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Step 6: Lets Make an Offer
Wow! you have found the perfect home and want to put in an offer. In today’s market we need to put your offer in asap; ideally within a...
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Step 5: Time to View Properties
You have found properties on the MLS you would like to see - We’ve set up your showings and we head out soon to see them! Before we go...
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Step 4: Lets Find Your Dream Home
Yippee, you are excited and full of optimism. You’ve gotten pre-approved, your checklist printed out and have (hopefully) started to...
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Step 2: Lets Get You Pre-Approved
Once you’ve found an agent (ME!) to represent and advise you on what is going to be the biggest financial transaction you ever make, step...
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Step 1: Working together to find the Right House
There is Zillow, Trulia, REALTOR.com and a million other places to look at pictures of homes. You can see all the statistics of the...
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HOW MUCH HOME CAN I AFFORD?
A home buyer should typically be able to afford a home that is 3 to 3.5 times their annual salary (or income). Another general rule is...
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