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Buying A Home Series: Step 2 – Setting Up Your Budget

Home Buyer Budget January 30, 2010

Believe it or not, most home buyers never even consider their budget.   Most home buyers do what we did with the advice my Mother gave me.  Take your income and multiply by 3 and that’s the home you could buy.  So if you make $50K you could reasonable afford a $150,000 home.  There’s different variations [...]

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If I buy a home with an FHA loan, is the 3.5% down part of the closing costs?

December 29, 2009

I saw this question on a community website and answered it and thought it might be good to share with others.  Here’s what I wrote:
It’s easier to look at an example I think. 
Say you are buying a home for $100,000. 
It will cost you about $3,500 in closing costs to get a loan for this home. [...]

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Buying A Home Series: Step One – Pray

December 22, 2009

You might not agree with me, but I think the first step in the home buying process is prayer.  You definitely should be saving and budgeting, etc, which are next steps actually but prayer should be at the start of your day and I believe at the start of your purchase.
Before I jump in, if [...]

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Top Realtor Office In Gwinnett & Dacula

December 16, 2009

The Jarvis Team at Keller Williams Realty is the #1 Brokerage for Gwinnett County and Dacula, GA.  Not only are we the best (in numbers of listings) but we’ve proven it out!
#1 In Market Share in Gwinnett and Dacula for homes for sale
#1 In listing volume (decided by the actual amount of money totall
#1 in number of [...]

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Most People Who Bought In 2009 Expect 10%

Real Estate Buyer Trends November 18, 2009

According to a recent NAR survey, 73% of all buyers expect a 10% or more appreciation in the next 5 years.
The survey asked 1004 buyers about their thoughts on their purchase.
Here’s the highlights:

1 out of 8 buyers are planning on buying for investment.
25% of buyers are buying or plan to buy foreclosure (THIS MEANS THAT [...]

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GA Real Estate Market Update November 2009

November 17, 2009
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Real Estate Market Condition Report – October 2009

October 12, 2009

This month we see that sales are rising, with the same trends as before. The majority of homes are still categorized as “distressed.” First Time homebuyers only make up 50% of the sales, so other buyers are out there right now due to the low rates. Also worth noting is that the [...]

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Gwinnett County Real Estate Taxes Stay Put

Thumbnail image for Gwinnett County Real Estate Taxes Stay Put August 12, 2009

The state’s largest and arguably best school system woke up this morning with no good news.  Meanwhile, everyone who owns a home in the county breathed a sigh of relief.
The county was looking at raising real estate taxes (which account for 90% of the income) to help keep the schools out of the red.
The county [...]

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Chauncey Davis – Atlanta Falcons – The River Club

Thumbnail image for Chauncey Davis – Atlanta Falcons – The River Club May 17, 2009

Chauncey Davis has some diggs!� Closing in April 2009, Mr. Davis moved into one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Georgia, The River Club. Not sure if he was wanting to be neighbors with Coach Mike Smith or not.!
The River Club has been featured for charity events as well on the radio at 790 [...]

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In Depth Video On 2009 Tax Credit

April 27, 2009

I was planning on doing a video myself, but my company beat me to it. I thought this was a great video that explains the 1st time home buyer tax credit.

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