buying a home iowa city

Buying a Home in Iowa City: Step 4 – Writing an Offer

February 1, 2012

Getting to Step 4 and Writing an offer is a major milestone in the home buying process.  With the help of your buyer’s agent you’ve done your due diligence. You’ve viewed and researched  homes in Iowa City. If you’ve got any “special requests” you’ll take care of that before Writing an offer. (I can’t tell you how often I’ve [...]

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Why You Should Visit with a Buyer’s Agent Before Getting Pre-Approved

October 13, 2010

Getting pre-approved for a home loan is the first order of business when you’re looking to buy a home in Iowa City. If you’re relocating to the Iowa City area this is a challenge since you don’t know anyone yet. That’s also true for first time home buyers who are not always familiar enough with [...]

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Forget the Negative Headlines – It’s a Great Time to Buy A Home!

September 9, 2010

Houses in Iowa City are priced to sell and interest rates are at an amazing 4.25% for a 30 year fixed loan. How come the market isn’t humming? That’s what I’m wondering. Could it be that the negative headlines we get fed on a daily basis through the Media is having an effect on the [...]

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Buying a Home: Working with a Solution Finder vs Problem Solver

July 21, 2010

Are you a solution finder or a problem solver? That was the question I read in a post recently. It got me thinking. Aren’t they same thing? That’s probably what you’re thinking right now too. So let’s think about it some more…. It’s all about where you focus your energy. If you concentrate on a [...]

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3 Good Reasons to get Pre-Approved Before Looking at Homes in Iowa City

June 1, 2010

Looking at homes is much more fun than going to a lender to get pre-approved. I don’t think anyone will disagree with me there! Perhaps that’s why so many buyers need to have a house in mind before they go see a lender. We all put off things we don’t like doing and since going [...]

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