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How Can I Buy a New Home Before Selling the Old One?How Can I Buy a New Home Before Selling the Old One? Ten years ago, you and your spouse took the plunge and bought your first home. You set a five-year game plan for yourself, during which time you planned to renovate the place and resell it for a profit. Your proceeds would provide the down payment for a bigger home that would satisfy...  |
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How Can I Expand My Purchasing Power?How Can I Expand My Purchasing Power? Suppose you can't afford to buy a home in a neighborhood where you want to live. One remedy is to pool resources and buy with someone else. While this can be an excellent home buying strategy, carefully consider the ramifications before you buy. Equity sharing is a fancy term for the kind... |
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How Can I Overcome the Down Payment Hurdle?How Can I Overcome the Down Payment Hurdle? First-time buyers often have plenty of income to qualify for a home mortgage. Their biggest problem is usually amassing enough cash for a down payment. Although there are many low-down loan programs (such as Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, VA and FHA, as well as state and local first-time buyer... |
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How Can I Tell If Home Prices Are Rising or Falling?How Can I Tell If Home Prices Are Rising or Falling? Anyone buying a home wants to make a good investment. For most buyers, this means buying a home in a neighborhood where property values are stable, or better yet, one where home prices are moving up. How can you tell which direction prices are moving, or if they're moving at all? Often... |
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How Can Parents Help Their Children Buy a Home?a Home? First-time buyers often have enough income to qualify for a mortgage but lack the cash they need for a down payment and closing costs. A gift from parents is one way to make up this short-fall. When parents give their children money to buy a home, the lender will require a gift letter from... |
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How Do You Buy a New Home Before Selling the Old One?How Do You Buy a New Home Before Selling the Old One? It's risky to buy a new home before you sell your old one. But, for some repeat home buyers the benefits of buying first may out-weigh the risks. Before proceeding, carefully consider the pros and cons. Suppose it takes longer to sell your current home than you anticipate. Also, your...  |
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