SmartHat - Buying a House

Buying a Home
The Process

Roger Pimm

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Start Here	Select & View
The Mortgage	The Offer
The Closing	The Forms

Welcome to our real estate course that will take you through the process of choosing a house, getting a mortgage and closing the deal. Roger Pimm, a Realtor® with over 30 years of experience in real estate, mortgage brokerage, and teaching, will guide you through the process using a step-by-step method. At each phase, he will discuss the things that you need to consider to make a decision that will suite your needs for now and well into the future.

Please review the free introductory material below to see how Roger will present the material you need to know to make your decision on which house to buy and how much of a house you can afford. Below is the Table of Contents for the full course, the first two chapters of which are included here.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. About the Author.
2. Are You Considering Buying a Home?
3. How to Start.
4. Getting a Mortgage.
5. Closing Costs
6. Escrow.
7. How to Select a Realtor®.
8. How to Select Houses to View.
9. Viewing the Home
10. Writing the Offer - A.
11. Writing the Offer - B.
12. The Counter Offer.
13. Selecting an Attorney.
14. The Final Inspection.

About the Author - Roger Pimm

30 years in the Real Estate and Mortgage business.
Licensed Realtor®.
CFP - Certified Financial Planner.
Given courses at St. John Fisher College, Greater Rochester Assoc. of Realtors® , Bryant and Stratton.

Are you considering buying a home?

1. It’s probably your biggest investment.
2. It will affect your life on a daily basis.
3. Reasons to buy.

Security of ownership.
Stability of ownership.
Pride of ownership.
Building equity through principal reduction.
Hedge against inflation.
Tax advantages – interest and property taxes are deductible.

4. Reasons NOT to buy.

If market value falls, you will lose equity.
Lose ability to move quickly. It may take months to sell if you need to move.
Maintenance problems.
Closing costs and brokerage fees are involved for both buying and selling.

Now that you've gone through the introductory material, you can purchase the full course on "Buying a House" and get all the information you need by clicking the button.