As my wife and I continue to search for a home –
You: What’s going on with that?
We bid on a home a few weeks ago and didn’t get it.
You: Any follow-up?
There was another opportunity to bid higher and become a firm back-up, but we decided not to.
You: So now what?
We’ve basically exhausted all of the [...]
Shortly after my wife and I bid on a house a few days ago, we learned that although the sellers had gone with a higher offer, they wished for us to consider becoming the official “back-up” offer. By doing so, if the first deal fell through, we would be next in line – the home [...]
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My wife and I bid on a house last weekend.
You: Did you get it?
You have to hear the story first.
You: But I’m excited! Did you get the house? Where is it?
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You might recall that my wife and I have had several discussions [...]
This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance features Free Money Finance’s post The Cost of a New Home. As you know, my wife and I began looking for a home earlier this summer, hired a buyer’s agent, and have debated the merits of location vs. home quality.
Free Money Finance is also looking for a home. He [...]
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This is the third article in a series about my and my wife’s decision to purchase a home. The first two articles are:
Buying a house
Looking for a Home: Location vs. House
When my wife and I decided to look for a home, we took two initial steps:
Finding a buyer’s agent (the topic for today’s post)
Getting [...]
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Last week, I mentioned that my wife and I had recently started the home buying process. I asked if you cared. You said yes.
You: I did?
Yes, it’s in the comments – honest! Anyway, here’s one of several posts on the home buying topic from which I hope to both provide an education.
What Matters [...]
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So my wife and I are starting to shop for a home. We’ve never owned a home before. We almost did twice before, in two different states and in what seems like two different lifetimes ago. For a variety of reasons, it didn’t happen either time, but I’m pretty sure it will this time.
You: What [...]
It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
Coincidentally, I received the following two questions less than five minutes apart:
You signed my book at the ING DIRECT cafe in Chicago some time ago. In [...]
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In conjunction with what has turned into what could be the world’s largest Q & A session on the first time home buyer tax credit (a fact I have not attempted to verify), I recently wrote about the 7 Things You Need to Know About the Home Buyer Tax Credit at Mint.com.
You may already realize [...]
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question. The questions about the first time home buyer tax credit keep coming so this week we’re including two on the topic. If you have your [...]
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