Adam McGee Realtor

New Price!
336 E Upjohn
Check it out...or don't, someone else will buy it. ;)

https://www.zillow.com/homes/336-E-Upjohn-Ave-Ridgecrest,-CA,-93555_rb/18913829_zpid/?

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Why would you pay full price?

After 4 months of preparation... Congratulations to Dakota Prominski for recently buying his first house! Originally listed for $225,000 we negotiated with the sellers for a final price of $215,000. They were able to quickly move to their new home, closer to their family, while allowing Dakota to get into a great house at an affordable price, saving $10,000 in the process, and getting a state-of-the-art refrigerator as part of the deal.

The best way to negotiate a discount?

Prepare.

You can get started by clicking on the link below, and signing up to receive a checklist for first time home buyers, or contacting me directly
https://mailchi.mp/df5c0c40600b/firsttimehomebuyerchecklist

So unexpected costs when purchasing a home... I looked further into that today. I know that closing costs are generally unexpected by first time home buyers, those include title insurance and escrow fees. Prorated property tax, property transfer tax, home insurance premiums, and lender fees for originating the mortgage. I have said that these add up to about 3% of the purchase price, but it can vary between 2-5% depending on your lender fees, time of year (tax proration), home insurance policy terms... etc. What may not be known going into the process is that many of these costs can be negotiated to be covered by the seller, and "wrapped" into the loan. Negotiating terms during the purchase of a home is another topic, but knowing that there is a potential to not have to pay out of pocket may help buyers act with more confidence.

A figure that I came across that I was not familiar with was that you can expect to pay 1-2% annually for property maintenance and upkeep. On a $200,000.00 home that is $2,000.00-$4,000.00 a year. Based on how MY place looks right now... It would have been nice to have known that going in 10 years ago.😉

Looking for insight here... I am focusing on helping first time home buyers. For those of you I have helped in the past, what were the 1 or 2 biggest concerns that you had in the process, and if I did help, what in particular did I do right? If you haven't bought a house yet, and are thinking about doing so, what are your biggest fears/concerns?