Why are you Buying a Second Home?

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Why are you Buying a Second Home

We’d like to help answer these questions and more such as:

  • Why are you Buying a Second Home
    • What’s your Main Reason?
    • Steps to Purchase a Second Home
    • The pros and cons
    • Popular product types
    • Lifestyles, Parts of town, and Views

  • What a Second Home Costs
    • Initial Costs to Buy the House
    • Ongoing ownership Costs
  • How Much Can You Afford?
    • How Much you Can Spend on your Mortgage
    • How Much you Can Pay for your Second Home
    • How to Budget for a More Expensive Home
  • What and Where to Buy
    • Reviewing your House-Type options
      • Choosing a Property Type
      • Comparing Property Types
    • New Construction or Existing Home?
    • Finding for a location
      • Investment
      • Second Home
      • Retirement
  • Finding the Right Home
    • Evaluating Physical Condition
    • Adding Contingencies to your offer
      • Property Search for investors
      • Property Search for Vacationers
      • Property Search for Retirees
    • Choosing a worthwhile investment
  • Experts Can Save Time and Money
    • Working With Real Estate Agents
    • Working With Mortgage Brokers
      • Working With Attorneys
      • Working With Appraisers
      • Working With Inspectors
    • Working With Title Companies
    • Financial and Estate Planners
    • Tax Professionals
  • Fixer-Uppers
    • Are they a good deal?
    • Ready for Chaos?
    • Planning for Tenants?
    • How much does it Cost
      • For distinct types of repairs
        • Doing walk-throughs
        • Opinion from an inspector
        • Estimate from a contractor
      • How Will you Pay for Repairs?
      • Who Will do the Work?
      • Keeping Track of Costs
  • Buying from Sellers (FSBO)
    • Why Some Sellers go without a Real Estate Agent
    • Watch for inconsistent Pricing of FSBOs
      • Dealing With FSBO Sellers
      • Getting a Real Estate Agent’s Help
    • Finding FSBO Houses
  • Raising Up-Front Cash  
    • Building your Savings
    • Borrowing What you Can’t Save
  • Family and Friends Can Help
    • What is a Private Home loan?
      • How Private Home loan Helps the Family
      • How a Private Home loan Helps You
      • How a Private Home loan Helps Others
    • Combining Private loans with other loans
    • Choosing your interest Rate
    • Requesting the loan
    • Preparing the loan Paperwork
    • After you Receive the loan
  • Mortgage Options
    • Second-Home Mortgages
    • Lower your interest Rate
    • Improve your Credit Score
    • Where to get a Mortgage
  • Buying with Others
    • The Pros and Cons of a Shared Purchase
    • Finding a Shared-Purchase Partner
      • How to determine Co-buyer Compatibility
      • Co-ownership options for Holding Title
      • Co-ownership Agreements
    • Whether to Form a Separate Business Entity
  • Being a landlord
    • Should you Be a landlord?
    • Long- or Short-Term Rentals?
      • Long-Term Rentals
      • Seasonal Short-Term Rentals
    • Property Management
    • Property Insurance
  • Tax-Saving Strategies
    • Second-Home Taxes
    • How to Lower Taxes
    • Deductions for Rentals
    • Minimize Capital Gains

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