Buying Properties
Posted on October 24, 2008
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The international foreclosures crisis has made many people lose their houses, has frozen mortgages or has increased them and has led to confusion and panic among people who want to purchase a property.
There is a positive aspect as well for potential buyers. The blockage has led to lower prices for properties, but under these conditions many people do not dare to purchase anything, as they are well aware of the volatile market and of the economy whose status is not optimistic at all. For these people there are some useful tips, meant to avoid a possible disastrous investment.
Firstly, a real estate must not be purchased if you do not have a serious reason to buy it. If the real estate value keeps decreasing, those who purchase it now, risk seeing how their investment depreciates, at least on short term.
Thus, a very serious reason is necessary to somebody to make him or her buy a property. In this case, you can have the opportunity of a bargain too: to find a homeowner willing to sell at a much lower price than the market one, because he or she needs to sell the property as soon as possible or they need to move town or neighborhood. This is a good reason not to consider the loss of the property’s value for the next period.
Secondly, a real estate must be purchased only if you have enough money for the first rate. During foreclosures crisis, when prices keep decreasing, it is important to count on a safety limit.
A considerable value of the first rate – between 10 and 20% from the property value – can eliminate part of the risk. Some experts in the real estate area say that those who cannot afford 20% advance payment from the value of the real estate maybe over evaluate their money and eventually they will not be able to cover the mortgage rate.
Thirdly, it is easier to rent a property instead of purchasing it. As long as nobody knows how much the properties prices decrease, renting is a less risky solution, especially if the rent value is lower than the mortgage rate. Saving money that come from this difference, tenants can make sure that they have saved advance payment for that time when they are ready to purchase a property.
A foreclosed property is not worth purchasing if you are not going to live there or to do something with it on long term. If you purchase it now and you sell it after two years, you may lose, because real estate prices are lower and lower.
Finally, if you do not have a stable income and job, it is not recommended to purchase a property. It is lack of responsibility to purchase a house if you do not have a monthly income. If you rent a house, you have more options if you lose your job – you can live with your friends or relatives, but if you must pay monthly rates to a bank, you risk facing foreclosure and losing your property.
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