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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Why You Really Should Purchase Your First Property

By Dan Westwood

Right now is the perfect time to for first time home purchasers to obtain a mortgage. Interest rates have never been this low. There is in addition a huge excess of homes on the market, meaning that by reason of competition, the prices of homes are lower than they've ever been. You ought to act now to capitalize and maximize on your purchasing power before the housing sector recovers and both the interest rates and prices of homes start to climb again.

Owning a home gives you the privacy to do what you want. You will no longer have a roommate that possibly will filch your belongings, nor will you have a wacky land lord that checks up on your apartment without notice. The privacy that owning your own home gives is incalculable.

What's that sound? That's correct, there isn't any! One of the initial things you will notice after you move into your first home is that you can't hear your deafening neighbors that rent up above you. Likewise when you own your own home, you do not have to be bothered about how loud you are. You won't have individuals that live above, below, or to the side of you. You could make as much noise as you want, within the limit of the law. While this may be taken for granted now, once you move into your home you will never want to go back to renting.

Not only is your home the place you live, it is moreover the largest resource you will have. If you saw someone throw money into a fire to watch it burn you would think they were out of their mind. Then again if you are renting right now that is almost what you are doing. When you own your own home, the monthly payments on your mortgage bring down the balance that you owe on the property. Over time, the value of your home will inflate, in particular if you make considerable improvements.

Even if the home isn't your "dream home", by owning and living on your own property opposed to paying rent, you are actually saving yourself money. When you go to sell your home, you will have a bigger down payment towards a nicer place to live.

The first step in purchasing your own home is getting pre approved for a mortgage. Do research online in relation to rates at several banks in your area, then go to the bank with the lowest interest rate and smallest closing cost. There are numerous different government programs for first time home purchasers, and the mortgage rep at the bank will help find out which ones you qualify for.

Once you have your pre approval letter, go to a real estate agency or search online for your ideal home. - 23212

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