12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 10 Appraisals, Inspections and Conditions Ok! Week Ten! It's the home stretch! This week, we should have all of the inspections and the appraisal done. There may be contingencies called out in those reports that need to be completed. If they are claiming "good to go", however, you are [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 9 Communicating with Your Lender and Agent First, I want to say, congratulations! You've made it to week 9 and you're on the home stretch now! Some of you may have gone into contact earlier than others and if you didn't have any exceptions, you may already be in [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 8 Opening Escrow It's week eight and what the heck is escrow?! Remember, in week 6 your agent called and said the seller accepted your offer on your dream home and you're now in contract. So, last week we talked about finishing up the loan documents. The contract and [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 7 Completing the Needs for Your Lender Well, it's week 7 and a new dawn! Your search is over! You can't help but be anxious, right? This process is nearly over. Now, you may feel a bit overwhelmed with the idea of moving, getting utilities switched over, and everything [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 6 Getting Into Contract on a House Well, it's week 6 and by now you may have found the perfect one that has kept you up at night! Now, if you've seen enough homes and you are ready to make an offer on the home of your dreams, keep [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 5 Get Your Money in the Bank Welcome to week 5! So far you have set your homeownership goals, you've worked with a loan officer to get pre-approved, you've hired your real estate agent, you've supplied the documents required and you've been house hunting for a couple of weeks. [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 4 Submitting Loan Documents Well, welcome to week 4! I hope your first week of house shopping is going well. This week, it's important to finish up any loan documents that your lender might be asking for. Just when you think that you've given them every last document, you [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 3 Shopping for a Home Welcome back! If you're watching this, you deserve a pat on the back - a BIG pat on the back - for setting your goals, getting your loan pre-approved and hiring a real estate agent. So, now, here we are in week 3, the [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 2 Get Pre-Approved Welcome to the 12 weeks of homeownership series and congratulations! You have survived all the decision making you had in week 1. Now it's week 2, and it's time to call a lender to get pre-approved. First, I want you to get your documents together. You [...]
12 Weeks to Homeownership - Week 1 Define Your Goals Hello and welcome to the 12 Weeks to Homeownership Series. This is week number 1, so it's time to determine your goals, such as what type of home you want, what area you want to live in, how big of a home you need and [...]