Comments on: FAQ: What Do I REALLY Need To Know When I Buy a Home? http://liveindesmoines.com/2009/02/faq-what-do-i-really-need-to-know-when-i-buy-a-home/ Amber Salmon, Realtor in Des Moines, Iowa Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: asalmon http://liveindesmoines.com/2009/02/faq-what-do-i-really-need-to-know-when-i-buy-a-home/comment-page-1/#comment-39 asalmon Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:40:35 +0000 http://liveindesmoines.com/?p=338#comment-39 Thanks Tyler! And thanks also for responding to @ranchweb. I'll tweet them and let them know....appreciate it! Thanks Tyler! And thanks also for responding to @ranchweb. I’ll tweet them and let them know….appreciate it!

]]> By: Tyler, The Wealth Creation Guy http://liveindesmoines.com/2009/02/faq-what-do-i-really-need-to-know-when-i-buy-a-home/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Tyler, The Wealth Creation Guy Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:51:23 +0000 http://liveindesmoines.com/?p=338#comment-38 @ Amber -- Great post! I LOVE that this isn't your average 'white paper' on buying a home. It makes it an easy post to digest. Keep these types of posts. It gets to what the consumer really cares about. @ranchoweb (in regards to adjustable rate mortgages) -- There is a certain level of uncertainty of what an adjustable rate mortgage will do over time. One thing you MUST keep in mind when choosing one of these that you'll eventually have an increase in payment. You should budget for this. There are people that ARM's make sense for, but most people who ended up getting one in the past few years really didn't understand how it worked. Suitability is key. Make sure you work with a mortgage professional that really understands your short and long term goals. @ Amber — Great post! I LOVE that this isn’t your average ‘white paper’ on buying a home. It makes it an easy post to digest.

Keep these types of posts. It gets to what the consumer really cares about.

@ranchoweb (in regards to adjustable rate mortgages) — There is a certain level of uncertainty of what an adjustable rate mortgage will do over time. One thing you MUST keep in mind when choosing one of these that you’ll eventually have an increase in payment. You should budget for this.

There are people that ARM’s make sense for, but most people who ended up getting one in the past few years really didn’t understand how it worked.

Suitability is key. Make sure you work with a mortgage professional that really understands your short and long term goals.

]]> By: asalmon http://liveindesmoines.com/2009/02/faq-what-do-i-really-need-to-know-when-i-buy-a-home/comment-page-1/#comment-37 asalmon Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:31:03 +0000 http://liveindesmoines.com/?p=338#comment-37 Jennic, I hope this is worthy to pass on to your friend! I know @SandraTB put this up on her Facebook page. Great idea! I'm working on putting it together for my "New and Improved" packet. That will take some time to get together...but well worth it! Thanks again! Jennic, I hope this is worthy to pass on to your friend! I know @SandraTB put this up on her Facebook page. Great idea! I’m working on putting it together for my “New and Improved” packet. That will take some time to get together…but well worth it! Thanks again!

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