Can You Buy A Home Without A Down Payment?
Buying a home with no down payment. The Lawhead Team recently came across an article form money.msn.com which discusses buying a home without a down payment: With home prices and mortgage rates as low as they are, a lot of people are considering becoming first-time homebuyers. Unfortunately, many of them are discouraged by a perceived need […]
Timeline To Buy A Home
Buy a home timeline from The Lawhead Team. Planning to buy a home next year? Check out our helpful step by step timeline for preparing yourself to buy a home. Ideally, you should start preparing a year in advance to buy a home. It takes time to arrange our financing and get our credit squared […]
Should You Co-Sign A Home Loan?
To co-sign or not to co-sign, that is the question. In the event a friend or relative comes to you and asks you to co-sign a home loan for them, what should you do? Perhaps you want to be supportive and stay on good terms with them or maybe you just like doing favors. However, […]
What You Need To Do To Purchase Your First Home
Tips to purchasing your first home. With a housing recovery seemingly on its way, mortgage rates still low and home prices at a reasonable price, real estate experts are saying now is a positive time to make a first home purchase. Unfortunately, it is not that easy for young singles and couples to purchase their […]
Why It Is A Good Idea To Buy Instead Of Rent
Buy instead of rent. Here’s why: Are you unsure if now is the right time to buy? Before you look to rent a home, read this article. It might be a good idea to buy instead of rent for many reasons. It’s cheaper to buy than rent in almost every major U.S. housing market, and […]
Mortgage Interest Deduction
Mortgage interest deduction and the housing market. The Lawhead Team came across a great article from Houselogic.com about mortgage interest deduction and we would like to share it with our readers. The home mortgage interest deduction saves the average home owner thousands of dollars at tax time, supports home values at the community level, and […]
What To Know When Buying A Home With Friends
Home buying with friends. If you are looking into buying a home but don’t think you can afford it on your own, investing with a friend or friends may be the right choice for you. When seeking mortgage finance with others, it’s also important to ensure that everyone involved has a good credit rating. If […]
Lessen Home Buying Stress
Tips to taking the stress out of buying your home. Buying a home is by far one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life. This being said, it is not unusual to experience a heightened amount of stress during the process. The Lawhead Team would like to share with you some helpful […]
New Short Sale Guidelines for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
New Fannie and Freddie short sale guidelines. Just yesterday we received a letter from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) announcing new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Short Sale Guidelines. See below: Over the course of the past year and a half, C.A.R. has been working vigorously to address your concerns related to short sale […]
What It Takes To Buy A Home
Do you have what it takes to buy a home? When a home buyer sets out to purchase their first home they quickly discover that there are a lot of details involved. The Lawhead Team would like to share the necessary items you must have in order to buy a home. The details to buy […]
