The Home Search Continues...
I haven't posted many of my home search exploits here at the PFBlog Network because a lot of them are off-the-cuff commentaries of the whole home buying process from the perspective of a complete newbie. I discuss a whole bunch of topics from getting pre-approval for a mortgage loan to the staleness of real estate listings to losing my first "bid." Below is a collection of links to the originally published posts. I invite you to comment freely and please let me know what you may have learned if you've gone through the process.
The following list is published in reverse chronological order - as in the oldest is listed first to help you "follow" the story. Enjoy and please leave comments if you have any!
- PMI or Piggyback Mortgage? (3/5/05)
- Play House - Pretending You Have A Mortgage (3/16/05)
- First House Hunting Trip (4/11/05)
- That Damned Rent vs. Buy Question (4/12/05)
- Getting Pre-Approved For A First-Home Mortgage (4/13/05)
- LendingTree Is Ridiculously Fast (4/13/05)
- Buddying Up with my Credit Union (4/15/05)
- Closing Costs and Annoying Fees (and I made an offer on a house) (4/18/05)
- Online Real Estate Listings are Stale (4/19/05)
- First Home Offer Verdict - DENIED! (4/19/05)
- Always Look at More Than Six Homes (4/26/05)
- Timeline and Costs of a Home Purchase (or, House Hunting Trip 4) (5/1/05)
- The Oracle says theres a Housing Bubble! (5/2/05)
- Understanding Seller Psychology - They Are Greedy (5/4/05)
- A Counter-Offer: Offer More or Wait It Out? (5/10/05)
- I Own a $295,000 House - Buyers Remorse and 8 Contract Counters (5/11/05)
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Tenancy In Common Unforseen Problems (July 18, 2005)
Have you thought about buying a place with a friend? With skyrocketing real estate prices these days, going halfsies with a friend sounds like a good idea. Tenancy in Common is a type of ownership registration where both parties own half the property independently. Joint ... Read
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If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and CNNMoney quotes Warren Buffett warning of a housing bubble, there's probably a housing bubble. Have you ever heard of the Business Week cover curse? It basically says that by the time mainstream media catches ... Read
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Online Real Estate Listings are Stale (April 24, 2005)
I mentioned I put in an offer a few days ago and then upped the escalation clause after learning of three other offers. Well, the hammer will come tonight when the seller's agent and the seller get together and ratify one of the contracts. My ... Read
I mentioned I put in an offer a few days ago and then upped the escalation clause after learning of three other offers. Well, the hammer will come tonight when the seller's agent and the seller get together and ratify one of the contracts. My ... Read
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