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There are many considerations that come into play as you select your new home.  Homebuyers often experience conflict between the urge to buy for emotional reasons and the necessity to ensure that you are making the best possible investment.  When buying real estate, it is very important to strike a balance between your heart and your checkbook!

An excellent strategy while house hunting is to make a list of both the emotional and financial issues that will be part of your decision.  On the side of feeling, write down the qualities that you associate with a real home.  What makes you feel ultimately comfortable and secure?  It might be rustic seclusion, a view of the sound, a stone fireplace or an oversized jetted bathtub. On the side of logic, write down your price range, down payment capability, mortgage loan options and related practical issues. 

Each time you look at a house, examine the property from both perspectives. With your REALTOR’s© help you can successfully purchase a beautiful home that also represents an excellent long-term investment. 

For solid advice on all aspects of buying or selling Real Estate, please call Steve Love or Julie Pettyjohn at Windermere Real Estate/CIR 425-530-0799 or send us an e-mail at stevelove@windermere.com

If you’ve been curious about the ins and outs of the 2 Extended Home Buyer Tax Credits, here is some great information from the National Association of Realtors…

As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that:

• Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010.
• Expands the credit to grant up to $6,500 credit to current home owners purchasing a new or existing home between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010.

Here is more information about how the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit can help prospective home buyers become part of the American dream.

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