If you are first time home buyer and thinking about buying your first home, this comprehensive guide will not only teach you about the process of buying a home, but how to live a financially balanced life as a homeowner to create wealth.
In the first section, you will learn about the history of appreciation rates in our country, how tax benefits of homeownership apply to you, why you must have an emergency fund, why you must continue to invest into your retirement accounts, and the power of compound interest. In the Rent vs Own Analysis, you can see how owning a home compares to renting a home and why buying a slightly lesser expensive home could create a greater net worth over time.
In the home buying section, you will be able to calculate how much home you can afford to buy, you will learn why it's important to get pre-approved, how to find the right mortgage lender, determine how much money to put down, how to find a good real estate agent and why you should use one. You will also learn about credit and how credit scores are derived by the credit reporting agencies. You will learn how to shop for a home and finally, what to expect at the closing before you pick up the keys to your new home.
Now that you own a home, there are many aspects of homeownership you will need to be familiar with to make the best of your homeownership experience. In this section you will learn about maintaining your home, the right improvements to make to increase its value, various types of insurance you should have to protect your investment in your new home, and why you should start your own investment plan to continue to save for unforeseen emergencies and retirement. You will also learn about the positives and negatives of refinancing in the years ahead. Finally, you will learn about having a mortgage strategy which includes methods to payoff your home faster.
