Things I Wish I Had Known Before Buying My First House

Critical Tips to Surround Yourself with the Best Advice you can get On your Most Expensive Purchase!

What you'll learn

Save Thousands by Following these key tips! Purchase a home like an expert!

Develop Strategies to Find Experts in Your Area

How to get a Good Deal on a House

Avoid these mistakes when Buying a home.

Review all the major components of Home Purchasing

Requirements

The desire to own a home and stop paying rent.

Description

For most people, buying a home is the most important first step to securing their financial future, but the prices can seem intimidating, and the process can make some feel lost. But there is no reason to put off this purchase for lack of knowledge. You don't need to be an expert - if you can find the right experts to guide you.In this course, you will learn how to establish a budget, find a qualified lender who will set you up for success, find an expert house hunter who will find a home that avoids risk and satisfies the best fit for your needs today - all without breaking the bank. We review the basic considerations you should be making to find the right location to begin your search and avoid wasting time in places where you aren’t likely to be met with success. Tips for avoiding problems at every step, including making sure you have a quality lender and tips on avoiding the mistakes that many first time buyers fall into. Even tips for what pre-foreclosures are and how to buy land are all included. Best practices for offer writing are also reviewed. Specific lessons for condos and the complexity and risks that HOA's can introduce. Extra topics include understanding how to pre-approved for more money and how to buy foreclosures, all presented by a 20+ year expert in house hunting. There is over 3 hours of useful content in this course!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: When and Why You Should buy a House.

Lecture 2 When and Why You Should Buy a Home and Not pay Rent.

Section 3: How to Find A Lender, and An Overview of Home Financing

Lecture 3 Find a Lender and Financing Types

Lecture 4 Find a Lender and Financing Types, Cont.

Section 4: Getting Pre-approved

Lecture 5 Getting Pre-approved: Getting your Budget in Order.

Lecture 6 Credit Scores and Credit Cards - Improve your options Save Thousands!

Section 5: Identify Possible Locations and Find a Strong Buyer Agent

Lecture 7 Locations and Local Agents

Lecture 8 Find a Great Buyer Agent - and Avoid a bad One.

Lecture 9 Buyer Agents And Buyer Agent Contracts - Keep your options Open

Section 6: Initial Home Search

Lecture 10 How to get your Search Started

Lecture 11 Establishing Key Criteria - Be clear on What you Want!

Lecture 12 Home Visits Continued….

Section 7: Foreclosures, Land, and New Construction

Lecture 13 Foreclosure and Pre-Foreclosure purchases

Lecture 14 New Construction is Not Easy! Don't get worked over.

Lecture 15 Buying Land

Section 8: Condos and Picking the Right Property for you

Lecture 16 Condos and Choosing a Home

Section 9: Offers

Lecture 17 Offers and Inspections.

Lecture 18 Offers

Lecture 19 Offer Paperwork and Home Inspections Part 1

Lecture 20 Home Inspections Part 2 and Getting an Attorney

Section 10: Closing on a Property

Lecture 21 Closing on your new Home (and wrap up of how to save thousands!)

First time home buyers and those who want to buy a house better!