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Should You Wait to Buy
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Trying to time the market for the
right time to buy or sell a home can be a costly mistake. The
following are a list of conditions that can cost you money by waiting to
buy or sell at a later date. |
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Rates
might go up. If you are a buyer, it's wise to take
advantage of low interest rates to lower your house payment or be able
to purchase a more expensive home. If you are thinking of selling,
don't wait for higher rates or economics to slow down the market and drive down
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Home prices might go up. Thinking
about waiting until next year to buy a home? Historically home
prices have always gone up. buying a yr. from now could cost you
more, especially if both prices and interest rates go up. With
liberal financing plans available, it's wise to see if you qualify to
buy today without waiting. |
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Tax Advantages. If you are renting,
you could be losing tax deductions if you wait to buy at a later date. |
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Your home might be worth less.
Call a Realtor first to find out if your home is worth what you
think it is It may need repairs to help it sell. Don't wait
until the last minute to find that out. |
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Double house payments.
If you are building a new home and you wait to time the
market to sell your existing home to sell, you could end up with two
house payments as well as monthly maintenance cost of the vacant home.
This is also true if you are relocating to another city. |
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You could lose speculation time.
If you are selling, you could lose speculation time, if you wait
and list your home when you are left with only a short time to meet your
move date. Sometimes owners try to sell "by owner" first and then
wait until the last minute to hire a Realtor to get their home sold. |
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