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Buying a House: 6 Must-Dos Before Closing Day
It's almost closing day, and you've reached the top of the mountain, so now all that's left is planting your flag, grabbing your keys, and moving into your new home. Well almost. Your closing day doesn't have to be stressful when you prepare ahead of time.
Our real estate agents love helping clients cross the home-buying finish line. We've got six tips to help you prepare for closing day.
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Home Buying Budget: Expenses Above & Beyond Your Down Payment
Working out your home-buying budget before you begin shopping for your new home is essential. After all, nobody wants to waste time touring homes for sale in Las Vegas only to discover they cannot afford to buy their dream home. So what goes into working out an accurate home-buying budget? Budgeting for the down payment is the big-ticket expense home buyers tend to think of first, but there are other out-of-pocket expenses you're likely to face during the home-buying process. Our REALTORS® have created this list of some of the additional fees you should include in your home-buying budget:
- Inspection Fees
When you find the house that you want to be your new home, you will need to schedule at least one professional inspection to ensure that you have a reliable assessment of its condition. This is done after you have made an offer on a home and that offer has been accepted by the seller and is an essential step in protecting your interests. It is also often required by lenders to protect their interests. A general inspection of the home is the first step. If potential problems are found, other inspections may be necessary, such as a once-over from a termite specialist, for instance, or a perhaps sewer inspection. Depending upon your particular circumstances, you may spend anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand dollars or more on inspections.
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Planning Your Move to a New Country
Moving to a new location always requires preparation, and that's doubly true when you're making an international move. Streamlining an international move starts with good planning, and it's important to start the planning process as soon as you know that you're serious about making a move. Having a job, support system, and necessary services in place when you arrive can make the adjustment to a new country a much simpler process. Our real estate agents are here to help you get started, with our guide for planning a move to another country.
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Buying Your First House? Learn These Lessons Today.
By now, we've helped enough people find Las Vegas homes for sale to learn that, for first-time home buyers, the process is often stressful, confusing and overwhelming. We're here to help.
If you ask an experienced home buyer what they wish they had done differently the first time around, chances are the answer would be, "a lot." So let's go over some of those first-time home buyer lessons now – so you don't have to learn them the hard way.
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5 Things to Include on Your Walkthrough List
Purchasing a new home is an exciting time for anyone but performing a final walkthrough arranged by our real estate agents is essential before signing the closing papers. A final walkthrough is your last chance to ensure that everything is working correctly and can help you avoid costly repairs in the future. However, many buyers mistakenly believe that a final walkthrough is the time to begin making plans for the future and fail to inspect the home for any lingering issues. Here are five things to include on your walkthrough list that can help you avoid any additional repairs or hidden expenses.