Buyers     Don't Buy a Car - or Did You Already Buy One?       When Income Grows and You Want to Buy "Stuff" Debt-to-Income Ratios and Car Payments How Buying a Car Reduces Your Purchase Price     Reasons to Delay Buying a Home     Why Buying a Home is a Good Idea?       The Best Investment Income Tax Savings Stable Monthly Housing Costs Forced Savings Freedom and Individuality     What's More important - Buying a House? Or a Home?     Why Search for A Realtor?       Finding an Agent by "Accident" Listing Agents vs. Selling (Buyer's) Agents Should You Call the Listing Agent? Agent's Advertising - Is the Purpose What You Think? Finding Your Own Realtor Some Basics About the Search How to Conduct the Search Interviewing A Good Realtor When the Agent Asks You for an Appointment     Looking Ahead - Buyer's Remorse     Buying a Home With Resale Value - Location       Location, Location, Location? Location - Local Community, Town or City Location - the Local Neighborhood Location - the Residential Neighborhood     Comparable Sales and Your Offer Price       Determining Your Offer Price Comparable Sales in the Public Record Comparable Sales in the Multiple Listing Service Comparable Sales - Pending Transactions     Offering to Purchase Real Estate - the Basics       Introduction and Overview Contingencies in a Purchase Offer Earnest Money Deposit The Closing Date Transfer of Possession       Things Not To Do Before Buying a Home       No Major Purchases of Any Kind Don't Move Money Around Should You Change Jobs?     The Business Cycle and Buying a Home       Recession and Expansion Supply and Demand Should You Try to "Time the Market"?     Buying a Home With Resale Value - the House       A Home With a View? Lot Choice and Landscaping House Size Bedrooms & Bathrooms Closets, Garage & Laundry Kitchen Fireplaces Swimming Pool?     Factors Affecting Your Offer Price       How Property Condition Affects Your Offer How Home Improvements Affect Your Offer How Market Conditions Affect Your Offer How Seller Motivation Affects Your Offer The Final Decision on Your Offer Price     Writing an Offer - Safeguards Regarding the Property       Disclosures From the Seller Condition of the Property Upon Transfer Inspections You May Require Final Walk-Through Inspection     How FHA and VA Financing Affects Your Offer       Extra Costs for the Seller More Detailed (and expensive) Appraisals     How Financing Details Affect Your Offer       Down Payment Interest Rate Closing Costs and Financing Incentives Seller Financing Cash Offers     You and the Seller Must Agree on Some Services       Settlement and Escrow Title Insurance Companies Termite and Pest Inspections     Buyer's Remorse - Did You Make a Huge Mistake? Search San Antonio Listings Back to Info for Home Buyers and Sellers page   Copyright © 2006 Home Team of America. All rights reserved. Real Estate Web Site Design by Spicore