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The Top Two Buyer
Mistakes Today
In today’s market, you’ll want to be sure you
have advice from a team of professionals.
Here are the top two mistakes other buyers
are making right now, and how your agent or
lender can help you avoid each one.
2. Buying More House Than You
Can Afford
1. Putting Off Pre-Approval
As part of the homebuying process, a
lender will look at your finances to figure
out what they’re willing to let you borrow
for your mortgage. This will help you
really wrap your head around the
financial side of things before you start
looking at homes.
While house hunting can be a lot more
fun than talking about finances, you don’t
want to do this out of order.
Make sure you get your pre-approval
first before you go house hunting. As
CNET explains:
