How To Buy A House
First Time Home Buyer's Tips | Buying A First Home

Wondering how to buy a house? Here are Kate Ford's first time home buyer's tips overflowing with must-have information. Perfect for anyone buying a first home and still appreciated by the seasoned home buyer!

Kate's First Time Home Buyer Tips

Hi, my name is Kate Ford and I'd like to share my expertise gained from more than 20 years in real estate and mortgage lending.

Scroll down to review my blockbuster home buying articles full of valuable and unique tips. You are about to discover how to buy a house from A-Z!

Advantages Of Buying A Home Near Schools

Consider the advantages of buying a home near schools. One benefit is that schools can make your home more attractive to a wider range of buyers when you sell your house.

Advice For Buying A First Home - How To Send Signals

How to buy a house - If you know what to expect from your real estate agent it should be easy to send the right signals and benefit by her advice for buying a first home. So here are some ways your real estate agent can help in the decision buying process.

Average Home Price Predictions

How to buy a house staying ahead of average home price predictions. Understandably, real estate market trends can be discouraging. So remember this. When the media noise is the loudest and fear is the strongest, it probably means a crisis is nearing its end.

Calculating Monthly House Payments

Calculating monthly house payments is fun, quick and easy with Super Kate's mortgage loan payment calculator! Print your personal amortization schedule.

Certified Home Inspector Saves You Money

It happened to Jim and Meg when they skipped the home inspection. They saved a few hundred dollars but ended up spending $2000. Find out how you can avoid their mistake by hiring a certified home inspector next time you are buying a house.

Comparable Home Prices - How To Price Real Estate

Knowing how to find comparable home prices is essential to deciding the list price if you are selling or how much to offer if you are buying. As you read the following article, you will discover the secret leading to the best deals.

Choosing A Real Estate Agent

How to buy a house the Yogi Berra way - I am about to share an important secret with you about home buying. Getting the best deal starts with choosing a real estate agent. As Yogi Berra said, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else."

First Time Home Buyer Tips

First Time Home Buyer Tips - Tips to help sort through necessities, niceties and set priorities before you begin the house shopping process. In other words, home buying assistance has arrived!

Free Home Buyer Scorecard

How to buy a house using this free tool - Every home buyer experiences this common dilemma. They finish visiting open houses but can't remember one home from another. Introducing the HUD Home Buyer Checklist. Print it! It's free!

Home Buyer Questions To Avoid Buying A Money Pit

To avoid buying a Money Pit like Tom Hanks and Shelley Long did, equip yourself with my Ten Home Buyer Questions and keep your search for the perfect house on track.

Home Buying Hints - The Path To Homeownership

Buying a house involves decision making. Zero in on what you need and what you want to get on the pathway to homeownership using these home buying hints and above all else, have fun!

Long Term Antidote To Economic Stimulus

How To Buy A House - Clearly, locking in current mortgage interest rates and buying a house is the best antidote against inflation due to economic stimulus. Get this eye opening advice.

Modern or Vintage Home - Which Is Best For You

Modern or vintage home? Whether you prefer buying a house with new construction or a turn of the century home is all a matter of taste. Learn the pros and cons.

Mortgage Payment Protection - Protect Your Investment

Buying a house seems risky if you're concerned about unemployment. So builders are offering to help you make your mortgage payments in the event of a job loss or lay-off. How? With mortgage payment protection insurance.

Mortgage Pre Approval - Your Dress Rehearsal

How to buy a house using mortgage pre approval - Since most of us are pressed for time, why would I suggest bothering with mortgage pre approval? In fact, why not cut corners and bypass this step altogether! Let me tell you why.

Renting Versus Buying A Home

Stuck trying to evaluate renting versus buying a home? Buy vs rent or rent vs buy? It's enough to make anyone feel dizzy. Let me simplify it for you. Find out why buying a house trumps renting 99 out of a 100 times!

Renting vs Home Buying For Active Military

How to buy a house if you are active military - VA home loans deserve more than a passing thought. If you are serving in the armed forces, learn what a VA mortgage can do for you.

Secret To Buying A Home - Choosing A Community

An action plan for success, discover the secret to buying a home that you will enjoy for years to come with these 8 proven strategies.

Selecting A Real Estate Agent

Selecting A Real Estate Agent - Knowing which real estate agent to choose requires a game plan. Supercharge your home buying experience with these 4 strategies!

Seven Steps In The Home Buying Process

How to buy a house that uniquely fits YOU! Wondering how to buy a house that compliments your lifestyle? Check out these 7 steps in the home buying process.

A Gold Mine Of Information

You've been enjoying articles from the How To Buy A House series straight from the pen of Kate Ford. Don't miss these two additional series that Kate also created...

• Home Mortgage Help - How To Get A Mortgage by Kate Ford
• Refinancing Your Mortgage - Refi Tips by Kate Ford

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