Chanhassen First Time Home Buyers: Buy A Home In 3 Steps

Nov 15 2011 Published by Scott Schultz under Uncategorized

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Want to
buy your first home in Chanhassen?

Are you planning on buying your
very first house in Chanhassen? Many people who are renting today are
realizing that the recent increase in rents is making Chanhassen Real Estate
more attractive than ever. With today’s historic low interest rates and lower
property values the monthly payments on your first home in Chanhassen may be
even lower than what you are paying for rent! f you are a Minnesota first time home buyer I would
enjoy talking with you about the possibilities.

In order to take advantage of today’s great real estate values, get started
with these 3 steps.

Step 1: Finding
Out What You Want

There are more things for you to consider when buying a house than the
monthly mortgage payment. I will want to have a discussion with you what your
short and long term goals are for buying a home. After I learn more about what
you want to achieve we will talk about the types of homes for sale, ideal
locations, as well as how to get a great value. Depending upon when you want to
make the move we will talk about the benefits of buying your home from a
traditional seller versus a short sale. After this discussion I will set up an
automated home search of all the listings that could possibly meet your needs.

Step 2:
Get Preapproved For A Mortgage Loan

Before we go out looking for houses, you need to talk with a mortgage lender.
In order to find out how much you can reasonably afford for monthly payments as
well as down payments, you will need to get preapproved for mortgage financing.
When you talk with your mortgage lender, you will learn about all of the
excellent programs available for MN first
time home buyers
. Did you know that there are down payment assistance
programs for Chanhassen first time buyers that can help you with as much as
$8,500 for down payment? The only way to determine your eligibility is to get
preapproved for a mortgage loan.

Step 3: Let’s Go Look
At Homes

Once you have been through the process of getting preapproved we can start
looking at homes. After looking at so many homes on the internet, this is the
fun part of the whole process. We will look at as many homes as it takes before
you find the one that ideally suits your needs.

Chanhassen: A
Great Place to Live

Chanhassen is a beautiful outer
ring suburb located just southwest of Minneapolis. Both Life Time Fitness and
Snap Fitness are headquartered here providing employment to those who are not
making the 20-30 minute commute to downtown Minneapolis. The population of
Chanhassen, MN has doubled over the last 20 years according to the 2010 census.
Voted the tenth
best place to live by Money magazine in 2011
, Chanhassen is popular both for
Minnesota first time home buyers and move up buyers alike. If you are planning
on buying or selling a home in Chanhassen please give me a call.

Are you ready to get started with the process of buying a home? Please take a
moment to call or email me and we’ll start talking about what you want for your
Chanhassen home!

 

 

Scott Schultz
Sales Executive, Licensed Realtor in Minnesota

Remax Results
scott.schultz@results.net
Cell 952-221-7419

Direct 952-431-2400
Fax 952-431-0420
14451 Founders Lane
Apple
Valley, MN 55124
With a focus on Apple Valley real
estate
and surrounding communities.

www.scottschultz.remax-northcentral.com

www.ourteam-remax.com

Licensed Realtor in Minnesota. Call me at 952-221-7419. Email me at scott.schultz@results.net. I sell Apple Valley real estate as well as all around the Twin Cities.
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