Set yourself up for success. Don’t be in a rush. The top five homebuyer mistakes are made when people rush into buying a home. These are as follows: 1. Not using the right home searching and researching tools 2. Not doing a homebuyer priority checklist 3. Not knowing what home style will work best for you 4. Not having financing or the right financing set up at the time you find the home you want to make an offer on. 5. Overpaying for a home
However, the first thing to avoid is putting yourself into a rushed position. Don’t play the lease roulette game. If you are in a lease, start your search as early as you can. Don’t have much time left on your lease? Then get on a monthto-month lease. We understand that a month-to-month lease is more expensive. However, it is not as expensive as buying the wrong home because you don’t have enough time to find the right one. If you are always relying on when your year-long lease is up you may be severely limiting the homes you have to choose from.
We’ll describe how to avoid these mistakes later in this book.
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