The Hunt Begins!

So we got pre-approved for a $130k home loan last week. We are meeting with a realtor tomorrow and the search will begin. Well actually it already has to a degree. We've been looking online for the past few days. There are a lot of house out there way bigger than our apartment for the same monthly payment or close enough to it to not matter.

And thank God for my parents who will be helping with the down payment!

Wish us luck!

God bless.

Thats AWESOME bud!

I know you and chanin have been talking about and wanting some more room for awhile now. Im happy for you. Sending positive thoughts your way to make the process as painless as possible. Also have fun moving all your critters haha!:rolleyes:

EDIT: i just noticed this... Why is chanin listed as 1.0 in your sig? Shouldnt she be 0.1...:confusd:

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

EDIT: i just noticed this... Why is chanin listed as 1.0 in your sig? Shouldnt she be 0.1...:confusd:

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Congrats Mason! Such a HUGE step forward :gj:!

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

EDIT: i just noticed this... Why is chanin listed as 1.0 in your sig? Shouldnt she be 0.1...:confusd:

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LOL! Now that's an epic typo. It's been like than forever I guess. I'ts fiexed now tho.

Best of luck to you on the house hunt. Even though you are working with an agent, Zillow.com is a great resource to search for comparable sold properties and homes for sale. Check it out and it will help you know what has been sold, when, and for how much, in and around where ever you are looking.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

LOL! Now that's an epic typo. It's been like than forever I guess. I'ts fiexed now tho.

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Lmao!! Even if it was a 1.0 I still got mad love for ya Chris!

Congrats on the awesome news! It must be so exciting to go house hunting. I've never got to experience that, since Chad bought this house years before I met him. Good luck on the endeavor, and take a bunch of pics when you find one :)

Don't be afraid to make a lowball offer either. Your agent will pretend to be your pal, but the bottom line is they make more if you spend more. I used to do this for a living and got out because the people were so duplicitous. Also, inspections inspections inspections. Don't skimp there or take anyone's word for anything. Licensed and bonded inspected is the way to go.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

LOL! Now that's an epic typo. It's been like than forever I guess. I'ts fiexed now tho.

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Haha i cant believe no one ever noticed. The only reason i noticed it was bc i went to look to check her names spelling to make sure i didnt misspell it. I was very confused for a little bit there bc i knew i had seen her in one of your videos lol.

Regardless, as heather said, take pics of whatever you get! I love watching shows like house hunters, one of my guilty pleasures haha.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Don't be afraid to make a lowball offer either. Your agent will pretend to be your pal, but the bottom line is they make more if you spend more. I used to do this for a living and got out because the people were so duplicitous. Also, inspections inspections inspections. Don't skimp there or take anyone's word for anything. Licensed and bonded inspected is the way to go.

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Whats bonded mean?

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Whats bonded mean?

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There is a place to collect monetary damages if they mess up an inspection. If they're not bonded, you can sue and win, but may never collect anything. Getting bonded is what the guys who are really good do both to insure themselves from predatory buyers and to assure prospective customers that they know their stuff enough to back it up. They may be more than just an ordinary inspector, but for something like this skimping is not the way to go.