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Buying Your Long Beach Home – Getting Started

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Are You thinking about Buying a Home in Long Beach?

 

Buying your Long Beach Homes When beginning the home buying process the best place to start is by getting pre-approved by a great lender.  Being pre-approved for your home loan not only assures you that you are shopping within your price range, it also equips you with the ability to make an offer immediately when you locate the home of your choice. 

When you speak with the lender of your choice, ask them if they will be able to provide you with a lock-in letter and a written loan commitment.  These items assure you that the loan is actually in place and that both the interest rate and the terms of the loan will be intact when you are ready to close escrow. 

There are currently less Long Beach homes on the market than prior months.  Over the winter months we had more, but less desirable inventory.  Todays Long Beach Real Estate Market is providing better and more desirable choices for home buyers causing many Long Beach properties to receive multiple offers.  It has been rare for offers to go much above asking price, however sellers are making choices based on the terms offered and the strength of the offer and the loan. 


Placing yourself in a great position, prior to beginning your home search has never been more important. 

We highly recommend the services of Brian Brady.  Brain combines his extensive financial planning background with his incredible knowledge of todays financial markets to create the best possible scenario for our mutual clients.  Brian can be reached at 858-777-9751.

We are looking forward to making your dream of home ownership a reality.  Call Laurie today to begin your home search 562-212-5420. 

 

 

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Laurie Manny
Long Beach Realtor (562) 212-5420

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Main Street Realtors Belmont Heights 244 Redondo Avenue Long Beach California 90803

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Buying Your Long Beach Home – Getting Started
Posted on April 25, 2008 by Laurie Manny

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