Louis Vinci - Real Estate Agent in Buffalo, New York

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Serving all of Western New York

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Buyer Tips:
Being a first time home buyer is intimidating and a big life experience. First time home buyers often don't know where to begin. We can help. From mortgages, to home searches in your best places to live and schools information we can give you the tools you need to move forward. One of the first steps to being a first time home buyer is to get your financial house in order and make sure your credit is great. Once pre-approved for a mortgage, the home search process (the fun part) begins.

There are lots of styles of homes and neighborhoods research you'll want to explore as a first time home buyer before settling for a place and looking for homes. Search our homes online and get help from Louis Vinci, to help you secure a great first time home at a fair price. The mortgage types for first time home buyers may be more difficult to get these days and the process intimidating. Once your offer is accepted be sure to check out moving resources to get quotes on movers and other tools for first time home buyers moving into a new area.

As a first time home buyer be sure to keep some things in mind before you settle down. Is the neighborhood great? Is the area appreciating? Does your home have the room you need for family growth? How is the job market in the area and how close are your favorite hot spots? Once you find the right place, unpack and enjoy! Your first time home buyer experience is now complete.

Seller Tips:
Before you start making repairs, before selling your home or marking dates on your calendar for an open house, it's smart to prepare a home selling plan. Of course, you want top dollar, but you could make costly home selling mistakes along the way if your enthusiasm for quickly selling causes you to run out and stick a for sale sign in the yard before you're fully prepared to sell.

Motivation for Selling

Explore your reasons for selling. Everybody has a reason to sell. If you aren't truly motivated or committed to selling -- if it just struck you one morning that you should move to the other side of town and you haven't completely thought through the process -- you could be setting yourself up for disappointment.

Buying a New Home

Most people who sell do so to buy another home. Put together a list of neighborhoods where you may want to live and drive them. Go to open houses. Check out pricing between newer homes vs. older homes. Weigh your options. You might find you prefer to stay where you are.

Call Real Estate Agents

Interview real estate agents, talk to at least three neighborhood specialists. Ask each listing agent to give you a marketing plan that explains what they will do to market your home. In addition, ask the agents to prepare a comparative market analysis for you and ask each for advice about:

* Preparing Your Home for Sale
Compare suggestions and consider accepting the most sound advice. Generally, you will want to move out bulky and excess furniture.

* Repairs Before Selling
Not all resale repairs will pay off. You don't want to spend a lot of money making improvements but you do want to repair obvious maintenance issues, if any have been neglected.

* Home Staging
You can hire a professional stager, ask your agent to help stage or stage it yourself. You will get more for your home if it is staged.

* Home Pricing
Do not select an agent based on suggested sales price. Some will overbid each other to get the listing. But do not overprice. Homes that are overpriced often sell for less than market value.

* Net Profits from Selling
I always prepare two net sheets for sellers, each with a low price and a high price. This way, sellers can be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. If the lowest net price will let you buy the home you want, it's time to find financing.

Find a Lender

First, call your existing lender to find out exactly how much you need to pay off. You should order a beneficiary statement. Then check out new financing offers from your own lending institutions and credit unions. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate - GFE. Compare rates and fees. Also, ask for referrals to mortgage brokers from agents. Often, mortgage brokers have more flexibility to discount rates and are more competitive.

* Get a loan preapproval letter, so you know how much of a mortgage you will qualify to obtain.

* You don't need to apply for the maximum mortgage, and a lower mortgage payment might make you more comfortable in the long run.

* Compare mortgage loan types and choose wisely.

Sell Before Buying

The moment your home goes on the market, you might be tempted to bounce around online looking at homes on the web. Next thing you know, you'll want to make an appointment to view a few homes. Don't get carried away by virtual tours and beautiful photographs of your dream home. It is almost always more profitable to sell before buying.