Home Buying Strategies

One of the biggest problems facing today’s prospective home buyers is not knowing how to sort through all of the information that is offered to them when buying a home. Ironic as it may sound, home buyers have too much information on topics such as: how to find a real estate agent, how to find a mortgage, how to fix your credit or how to get the lowest possible insurance, and on and on. What they truly lack is a resource that zeroes in on what should be the main focus of their quest - specific information on the house they want to buy.

This is the first in a new series of articles that help the home buyer understand what questions to ask when buying a home, to ensure they are getting the best home and the most home for their money.

-by Don Berthiaume

Development, it’s bound to happen.

Simply because there is a large open field, or the property
you’re looking at borders woods, doesn’t mean it will or can
stay that way in the future.

I could rattle off instance after instance where home buyers
who may have just closed on a property, are being notified as
an abutter that they hadn’t heard about previously, was taking
place right next door to them.

On that note, here are a few questions that, as a home buyer,
you need to raise as you look around the property and
neighborhood: …the rest of the story

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Don Berthiaume gives you the questions you need to ask when
buying a home. For more details, and for a free 4-part mini-
course in home buying, visit this site now: Buying a
Home at http://www.homebuyerdefenseguide.com

-by Don Berthiaume

When buying a home, it’s important to keep in mind that
unless you’re buying a home that has new appliances and
mechanical systems, you can expect them to eventually wear
out, break down or need to be replaced.

Too often, home buyers don’t take into consideration the
actual cost of these repairs or replacements when looking at
a property. It’s just one of those things that is taken for
granted - not that they are there but that they are working
and will continue to work.

Perhaps keeping these things in mind when doing your one of
many visits to the home you’re interested in buying will
avoid any surprises and unexpected expenses after the sale,
when you may not have the cash reserves built up to pay for
them. …the rest of the story

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Don Berthiaume outlines the questions you need to ask in a
brand new home buying guide. For more details, and for a
free 5-part mini-course in home buying, visit this site now:
Home Buying Guide at www.homebuyerdefenseguide.com

- by Don Berthiaume

Use Google right now and do a search on, “Home Buying
Guide”.

Take a few minutes to click some of the links to see what’s
out there and then come right back.

Now, try “Home Buyer Guide” and do the same thing.

Overwhelming, isn’t it?

And that’s exactly the problem facing today’s prospective
home buyers; not knowing how to sort through all of the
information that is offered to them when buying a home.

Do you know what the other problem is? …the rest of the story

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Don Berthiaume gives you the questions you need to ask as a
home buyer. For more details, and for a free 5-part mini-
course in home buying, visit this site now: Home Buyer
at www.homebuyerdefenseguide.com