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First Time Home Buyers

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Buying Your First Home? You want information and we want to help you get it. Following are links that we hope are current & helpful. You can contact us with the confidence of knowing we've got decades of experience helping people buy their first home. 

State VA Loan Programs
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs 

VA Loan - Frequently Asked Questions
US Department of Veterans Affairs 

Loan Programs for Veterans
United States Dept. of Veterans Affairs 

Rural Development - Single Family Housing Direct Loans
Wisconsin - USDA Rural Development 

Link to Information on Federal Housing Tax Credits
National Association of Home Builders 

Using the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit as Down Payment on a FHA-Insured Mortgage
National Association of Realtors 

Frequently Asked Questions Homebuyer Tax Credit Changes
National Association of Realtors 

Homebuyer Tax Credit Comparison - Update
National Association of Realtors 

Top Home Buyer News
Wisconsin Realtors Association 

You might be a bit afraid or intimidated by the whole process of buying your first home. As top Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and Greenville real estate experts, it's our job to guide you, from beginning to end. 

We will take the time to go through each and every step of the buying process. There are no dumb questions! 

Together, we will consider: 

- How much can you really afford? 

- How to qualify for a mortgage. 

- What are your options in lenders? 

- How to buy a home with little or nothing down. 

- What it takes to get approved for financing. What banks and other financial institutions are looking for. 

- How much your payments will be. 

- The tax advantages of buying. 

- Is renting or buying better for you? 

Tell us a bit about your situation below. We'll get right back to you. There is absolutely no charge, and we offer this to you with no strings attached. 

New to the home buying process? Tell us your concerns. Ask us questions. It's our job to help! There's no obligation, and we promise to get back to you quickly... 

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Pricing >Marketing Techniques

When a seller lists a home with a real estate agent, a lot of brainstorming follows. Who are the potential buyers, where do they live and work? How can they be reached effectively with information that will attract them to this particular property?

In addition to advertising each home on the widely used Multiple Listing Service, professional real estate agents employ marketing techniques tailored to the individual home they are selling. An agent will review various buyer lists to find potential purchasers. They will use telephone and direct mail marketing, produce property flyers and advertise on the Internet, in the newspaper, in community publications and in real estate magazines. Contacts will be made to other agents who sell homes in the area to encourage them to show the home to prospective buyers.

Real estate agents combine pro-active marketing with realistic pricing to generate results for their home sellers.

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Real Estate Trivia

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What three things are necessary in order to purchase a home?

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Some cash, a dependable income and good credit. If you fall short, don't despair--homeownership may still be possible.
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Karl Volkman, REALTOR®, real estate agent and broker for Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and Greenville, Wisconsin home listings, property and land for sale - NUMBER1EXPERT

Karl Volkman
Coldwell Banker-The Real Estate Group, Inc.

1050 North Lynndale Drive
Appleton, WI 54914
Cell: 920-450-9400
Office: 920-993-7311
Fax: 920-968-1167
Email: karl@karlvolkman.com

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