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About Obama's New Home Buyers Tax Credit

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By lindagoffigan


Now is a Good Time to Buy a House

Now is a Good Time to Buy a House is a two part article because of the economics of moving into a single family home and the reason for having to move away from an extended family.

Now is a Good Time to Buy a House because of the economy. Although the recession is very much with us, federal legislature has made it easier to purchase a new home. Real Estate agents are saying that a $8000 credit or rebate can be deducted from your home loan because of the federal housing plan that was just enacted. There is a timeline on the benefits of buying a home based upon the housing plan, so it is best to start looking for a single family home now.

The government is assisting the two major federal housing lender guarantee agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. So the loan must be guarateed with one of these agencies to get the full benefit of savings and rebates offered during this time. Another stipulation is that you must be a first time buyer. A first time buyer is not someone who has taken out an equity loan and now the loan is own by a company other than the original lender. The loan must be the original loan of the house to guarantee for federal aid to housing.

Contact your local loan officer and talk with them about important factors such as your credit score, your credit history, any bankrupticies or judgements. Do not cancel yourself out of the housing equation if one of these conditions identify you. Let the loan officer help you to move forward and buy a home even with less than perfect credit.  As with credit card debt, the interest may be higher than usual but if you are ready for a change in your living conditions, then the visit to the loan officer is worth it.

After you have visited the loan officer look at multiple listings of houses in your area or where you would like to move. Check out these house on weekends so that you are knowledgeable of the neighbors. If you have school children, read up on the internet and visit the school to meet the school administration to see if that is where you want your kids to attend school. You do not have to select the real estate name on the sign in front of the house that you would like, choose your own. Remember that the real estate agent works for who is selling the house and is not necessarily working for your best interests.

It is Time to Have a Home You Can Call Your Own

The time for you to buy a house can you can call your own is when the idea of moving away from the extended family enters your mind. If you are in your lovers' house with his family and is thinking about moving out, then it is best to have a talk with him. Change is good. Something must have occured either negative or positive to make you think about moving into a separate house apart from your exended family. The negative thrust would be is you are not getting along with the family members and it is okay to use that as a reason to move out of the extended family. People do not always get along and people have different personalities where the chemistry does not always work.

Do not keep silent and keep taking whatever is causing you to want to move into a separate home. Tell you lover that you would like to move. He may not be as receptive because he is with his family and you are available as a lover so he has everything he needs. You, however, probably would like privacy for the two of you or maybe one of the extended family members are bothering you. Have the talk with your lover and then walk to a loan officer's office after figuring out if you can move with your finances the way it is.

The positive reasons for moving out was stated in the previous paragraph. You may just want to have privacy and to have your own place to make your own. That reason for moving out may make sense to your lover but remember unless he is full of empathy, he may not see the financial benefit. That is why you have to do the research. You must be the one to visit the loan officer and see about buying a home. You may want to rent an apartment before you buy a home depending on the stability of your relationship with your lover.

If you rent an apartment, the financial rewards will not be much in comparison to buying a house but you will have a place of your own and peace of mind. Your lover and you can learn more about each other without interruptions from members of the extended family who may be looking at you as an intruder. You are the only one knowledgeable of your situation for wanting to move into a house or an apartment from the extended family. Communicate with your lover before you make a decision. Give him the opportunity of weighing the advantages of staying in the extended family or moving into an apartment or a house. It seems as though you have already made up your mind as you have considered moving on.

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