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By Richard Hewitt

 Now that you’ve decided to buy a home in the Memphis, Tennessee, determining what specific type of neighborhood or investment you’re interested in is a good place to start. List your space needs, including:

living space requirements (i.e. how many bedrooms, bathrooms)

type of property (i.e. town home, condo, rancher, acreage)

proximity to schools, recreation, waterfront, views

available financing

Buying a home in Memphis Tennessee is an important lifestyle and investment decision.

You want to buy at the best price possible. You want your monthly payments to be as affordable as possible. You want your home to increase in value as much as possible.

To make sure all that happens, it is important to look beyond your individual purchase before you buy. You need to look at the larger market conditions. What is happening around you (house price trends, mortgage rate movements, new home construction) will have an influence on your purchase. The more you know the more control you have.

It’s vital to be realistic when you’re thinking about a down payment and setting a price range. It’s a good idea to talk things over with your real estate sales professional. Your realtor will provide you with the advice you need in buying a home in Memphis, Tennessee.

In addition, being prepared and well-informed can help you reduce stress and make the process a success. American Home Shield, a national home warranty company based in Memphis, Tennessee offers these tips for first-time homebuyers.

Get mortgage information from more than one source. Mortgage rates vary from broker to broker and even from region to region. Mortgages are available from banks, mortgage specialists, credit unions and even online. Be sure to comparison-shop to get the best rate.

Invest some time in finding out how much of a loan you qualify for, your credit rating, your down payment, whether to use your RRSP as a down payment. Lenders like to find out how long you or your spouse has worked at a particular place. Procure a letter from a bank/lending institution stating how much you’re qualified to borrow.

Try to negotiate. Before making an offer, determine your target purchase price, as well as the maximum price you are willing to pay. Real estate is an industry of negotiation. Therefore, don’t hesitate to stand firm when asking for your ideal price. Possible upgrades and the closing date also are negotiable.

Be acquainted with an agreement with an agreement of purchase and sale and go over the clauses with your realtor. A verbal offer carries no legal weight at all - So be prepared to make an offer in writing.

Factor additional costs into your plans. There are various extra costs involved in buying a home, including closing costs, attorney and lender fees, home inspections and insurance. In addition to making a down payment, be sure to set aside enough money to cover these additional costs and any upgrades you’ll want to make to the home.

When looking at homes, jot down important features to avoid confusion. List the homes in order of preference and eliminate from your list those that do not meet your requirements.

Schedule a professional home inspection. Regardless of the age of the home, get an impartial opinion on its condition and value from a reputable home inspector. This inspection should uncover any defects that may be costly to repair. If you are unhappy with what the inspector finds, you have the right to ask the seller to pay for certain repairs or to lower the asking price.

Purchase a home warranty. Even after a thorough home inspection, there is always the possibility that a major home appliance or system will break down after closing.

According to “Home Repair & Remodel Cost Guide,” there is a 68 percent chance that a major home appliance or system will fail in any given year. With an average cost of $1,085 to replace one of these appliances or systems, repair costs can begin to add up.

A home warranty is your best defense against unexpected and costly repairs. A good home warranty takes care of the repair or replacement costs of any covered home system or appliance for a nominal service-call fee.

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Timeshares For Less Than $500

By Jason Gambi

 I hope you’re not one of those people who paid full-price for a timeshare! Here are some basic rules to save (your cash.

Rule number one - Don’t buy from a company unless it is a genuine closeout. The very first timeshare I ever bought was from a promoter that had nearly sold out the entire resort and had a few weeks remaining during which he wished to close out so he could start a new development somewhere else. I paid $1999 for a week that in the previous year was being sold for $15,999 by the same company!

Try not to be scared by sales tactics on timeshare tours where they start out very high on the price and then magically find ways to keep discounting the price until you feel that it’s a great deal you can’t possibly refuse. Up to 70% of the cost of a timeshare is marketing costs. It is not uncommon for a developer to hire a marketing company and give them 50% of the sale proceeds. Unfortunately, in spite of promises made by salespeople, most timeshares resell for only 10-30% of their original purchase price. But this can sometimes be an opportunity for savvy buyers!

Always do your homework. Are you seeking to own a timeshare simply for exchange purposes or do you intend to use the resort? It really does make a difference. If you are seeking a timeshare for exchange it is important to understand the rules of the exchange companies (like Interval International). Each companyhas similar rules concerning exchanges. As a general rule, last minute exchanges are “first come, first serve”. It makes minor difference whether you are trading an expensive high season week or an inexpensive off season week. So, that week you buy on livingoffdividends.com/store for $100 may do the job as well as a $9000 high season week if you have the flexibility to travel on short notice and choose from a variety of locations and destinations available.

On the other hand, if you want to exchange into top notch resorts in high season it becomes more important to own something that is in high demand. Exchange companies operate under the principle of “comparable exchange” meaning they try to match the vacation experience provided by what you own to where you will exchange to. So, if you owned a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo at a 5 star resort in Waikiki, Hawaii in the peak of season a comparable exchange would be to a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 5 star in Cancun, Mexico in February.

In other words, you have to match what you purchase to the vacation experience you are seeking.

Where to buy? A great places to buy is http://livingoffdividends.com/store/Real-Estate/Timeshares-for-Sale. It is not unusual to find timeshares for under $100. The important thing is to know what you are buying. Contact the resort and find out about the unit and week you are interested in. As the new owner you are liable for any back taxes, unpaid maintenance fees and assessments. Do a search on the internet for “timeshare user groups” and search for the resort you are interested in to see if there are any problems you should be aware of.

Another source of inexpensive weeks is from homeowner associations at resorts. Contact resorts you are interested in and inquire about homeowner association weeks for sale. These are weeks that are owned by the homeowners usually because they were signed over to them in exchange for releasing the owner from back maintenance fees and taxes owed. Usually the association only wants to recoup the back fees owed and is not terribly interested in making a profit. See if the resort has a website for owners. There will usually be weeks listed for sale there. If there is an owner’s forum it will provide you with a window on how well the property is managed and experiences that owners want to share.

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