My husband and I are close with a couple who has just made their first home purchase. When they decided on purchasing this home they sat down and discussed the area that they would feel comfortable living in, as well as shopping and raising a family. Once they decided on the best location to purchase their new home, they finally purchased a contemporary ranch style home that fit their needs, both financially and personally.
Since it is a “buyers market” out there they were able to purchase at a great price. Then, of course, since they are first time home owners they were eligible for the $8,000 grant from the government stimulus package. Then there are the lowest available interest rates, lower then they have been in years.
Although they are currently in their new home, there was a lot of research and leg work completed before the final sale. To start with they needed to research various mortgage companies to find the cheapest rate that was available to them, at the terms they were looking for. Various lenders required different closing fees, and some were charging points. They finally find what they were looking for from a local bank, which offered them a good rate, low closing fees and no points.
Before they could finalize their mortgage they were required to take out a homeowners insurance plan. This is the banks way to ensure that they will receive their money if anything should happen to your home, and the best way for our friends to secure their assets and investment. They shopped around and contacted numerous insurance providers until they finally found an affordable insurance plan that covered all they wanted to protect.
Once our friends had everything in place they set a closing date, contacted all the required utility companies to set up service and shopped for new furniture with the money they saved on the closing cost and the overall cost of the home. They moved in last week and could not be happier. It brings a smile to my face when I see how happy they are, as they took a depressing time in our countries economy and made a positive life changing decision for themselves.
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