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I feel a light tap on my shoulder as my brother, Andrew, pulls me out of my gaze. I look around, noticing the cars not in motion anymore. "We're here," Dad says, turning the car off. Shoving my phone into my pocket with the headphones wrapped sloppily around it, I focus on the house in front of us. I have only seen pictures of it on the housing website dad purchased it from. It doesn't look much different; it's still small with two stories and ugly green shutters to match the tan siding. The only thing I like about it is the small bushes lining the front. Mom used to spend hours shaping the ones at

Purpose: To educate first time homebuyers on how to properly plan and prepare for buying a home and what to expect throughout the home buying process.

The summer of 2012 took me for a whirlpool of a surprise. My parents introduced me to the thought of moving from my little town of Woolwich in New Jersey, all the way to southern New Hampshire. My family owns a little cabin on a lake on the Maine- New Hampshire border and it became unsafe for my mother to drive eight hours up to the lake after working those long hours at her job. So, my family decided it was either time to sell our little cabin or to move, and my parents did not want to part with that 14 by 30 structure on a lake. Within the next few weeks, our house was on the market and we already had our realtor up in New Hampshire finding dozens of houses to go look at, in the hopes of finding my house today.

In these days of economic upheaval, rising unemployment, increasing bankruptcies, and car and credit card loan defaults, perhaps nothing is more frightening than the rising rates of home foreclosures. Owning a home has long been considered the cornerstone of the Great American Dream, and now for many that dream has turned into a nightmare, from which there seems no escape. The combination of predatory lending practices and consumers who have for to long lived beyond their means has created an escalating problem. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.

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First of all, it is important not to believe everything because of the information asymmetry. Information asymmetry is when someone does not have all the information he needs to make a decision. This was shown in the book Freakonomics, when real-estate agents use certain words to deliver the wrong massage; certain words such as fantastic and charming are words that should be watched out for (Dubner & Levitt, 2005). Which means that these words lead to a misunderstanding between the buyer and is being advertised. As a result, I learned that I should not believe everything I hear or read because of information asymmetry.

I’d previously had such poor service and expectations of realtors that I came into this purchase with a skeptical attitude. I’d sold my home near Austin to relocate in San Antonio and had not gotten any replies off websites or phone calls that didn’t feel greedy and uncaring if at all, until Marie.

There is a huge sense of relaxation and being fulfilled while sitting on the patio with my wife enjoying an adult beverage, the glow of fire radiating from the fire pit. The sound of laughter and the joy on your child’s face while he runs around the grassy area of your backyard. Pretending he has just hit a walk off home run in game 7 of the World Series. Over the last nine months my wife and I have been through the ups and downs of selling and purchasing a home. When we received an offer on our home last spring we experienced a time of excitement and exhilaration. We were getting out of San Tan Valley. Ten days later, the offer fell through and we felt resentment and disbelief. Six months later with a new realtor representing us we had

The interior images showed a bright open floor plan. There were a spacious neutral tiled entry and a spacious carpeted living room with arched entrance into the eat-in kitchen. There were neutral tiled floors and a stove and microwave. The gigantic tiled bonus room had a slider that gave access to the rear patio. There were two ample sized carpeted bedrooms with closets and an incomplete view of the full sized bathroom with plenty of built-ins. There was a separate entrance into the extra large laundry room with a utility sink. The converted garage had a huge bedroom with a closet and a full sized bathroom. In general, the home appeared to be functional and in good condition.

There were three clear exterior images provided that showed a beautiful two-story Colonial home with a two-car attached garage and a large front yard. There was a detached garage and many mature tree in the huge backyard. One of the front images appeared to be a duplicate.

Last fall, my wife and I put our home up for sale. Our motivation was simple, with the money we would get from the sale of our home we could pay off all our debt and have plenty of money left over to invest, eventually saving enough to buy a bigger home. Emboldened by the allure of liquidity I listed our home for sale and waited for the offers. Indeed the offers did come in, in fact over the next few months we were in and out of escrow three times.

Establish Credibility: According to US News, the great American dream of owning a home appears poised for a comeback. Real estate company Trulia reports that in many parts of the country, rents are rising while housing prices are falling, making buying a home more affordable. Trulia found that in 98 out of 100 major metropolitan areas, including Detroit, Atlanta, and Cleveland, buying has become more affordable than renting.” I think the mortgage catastrophe of 2001 left prospective home buyers afraid of buying a house without being extremely certain that is the right decision.

By rolling up her sleeves and applying new paint, replacing light fixtures, and furnishing all the main floor rooms with live plants and furniture, Stacy was able to sell the house in only 59 days! This was 180 days faster than the last home that sold on the street and for $5000 more dollars. Stacy ended up saving her home sellers $12,000 by selling the home faster. Stacy’s story is testament to not only the home staging activities, but also in pricing the home properly. It’s typical for sellers to price their home higher than the fair market value for their home, but by managing the process Stacy was able to demonstrate her expertise and guide her client’s decision and get the property sold.

Owning a house has become more important than simply having a place to live, or making a sound real estate investment in our society. Buying a house has become an integral part of the American dream. No matter if you are male or female, young or old, rich or poor, what culture or country you are from, everyone has a dream about it; in other words, every one of us wants to own a place that we can live in and create memories in that will last a life time. For a first-time homebuyer, that dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. The whole home buying process can quickly overwhelm the average individual. You’re entering into what could be the biggest purchase of your life with no experience to fall back on. The good news is a little preparation can go a long way and help you approach this decision with confidence. Luckily for you, I have taken the liberty of putting together a guide for the first-time homebuyer. Throughout this guide I will take you step by step through the daunting process of buying a home.