How To Buy A Home

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The Conventional Way to Buy a Home

Buying a home is something most people do at least once in their lifetime. Many people dream of buying their own home. The amount of new homes has grown tremendously and many people are buying houses. The median price of homes in California is approximately $500,000. The conventional way of buying a home is a procedure that takes a lot of time and patience. There are a few steps and procedures that are included in buying home. It includes getting pre-qualified by a loan agent to determine the maximum dollar amount of mortgage you can truly afford (real important step in the process), seeking a realtor, searching for homes, making offers, hiring a title company, an appraiser, home inspector, termite company and opening and closing escrow and other various services that benefit both buyer and seller. Buying a home is a complex process and most consumers do not know where to start and lack the education in regards to it.

Buying a home is more complex then most think. A purchaser of a home doesn't pay in cash when buying a house. If that were so, then nobody would be able to afford one. A potential buyer must get a loan. The bank doesn't lend their money to just anybody, so there are prerequisites before a buyer should consider buying a home. The potential buyer must have enough money for a down payment which is 3% to 20% of purchase price, a steady job with for at least two years or more, must have a decent credit score with at least a 640 or better. That is standard for the market. (1) The credit score is based on the FICO score. FICO stands for, Fair Isaac Corporation, a company that has been in business since the early 1950's and monitors consumers' credit ratings and put a scoring system on it. (2) Conventional loans are usually financed up to eighty to ninety percent with a down payment required of ten to twenty percent. The potential buyer must also have a debt ratio not exceeding 28/39 of their income. The first number 28 refers to your new mortgage payment that cannot exceed 28% for your gross combined income and 39 refers to your mortgage payment plus revolving and installment debt as well as taxes and insurance cannot exceed 39% of you total combined gross income (3).

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