Video Library
Starting:
- How Can I Determine My Housing Needs Before I Begin The Search? How Do I Begin The Process Of Buying A Home? How Do I Know If Im Ready To Buy A Home? How Do Lenders Decide The Maximum Loan Amount That Buyers Can Afford? How Does Purchasing A Home Compare With Renting? Do I Need A Lawyer To Buy A Home? Why Use a REALTOR®?
Finding:
- What Should I Look For When Deciding On A Community? How Can I Find Out About Schools and Community Resources? What Should I Look For When Walking Through A Home? How Can I Keep Track Of All The Homes I See? What Questions Should I Ask When Looking At Homes? Is An Older Home A Better Value Than A New One? What Should I Do If Im Feeling Excluded From Certain Neighborhoods? How Can I Find Information On The Property Tax Liability?What Other Issues Should I Consider Before I Buy My Home?
Selecting:
- How Do I Determine The Initial Offer? How Do I Make An Offer? What Is Earnest Money, And How Much Should I Set Aside? What Is An Inspection Clause? What Does A Home Inspector Do, And How Does An Inspection Figure In The Purchase Of A Home? Do I Need To Be There For The Inspection? Do I Really Need Homeowners Insurance? What Steps Could I Take To Lower My Homeowners Insurance Costs? Are Power Lines A Health Hazard? How Can I Protect My Family From Lead In The Home? What About A Home Located In A Flood Plain? What Are Home Warranties, And Should I Consider Them? What Should I Look For In The Final Walkthrough?
New Homes
- What Are Builders Incentives? What Is A Decorating Allowance? Is A Builders' Preferred Lender The Best Choice? What Is The Punch List? What Is A Construction Perm Loan? What Is A Rate Lock? Production vs Custom Builders - What's The Difference? Should I Have An Agent Or New-Home Cobroker For A New-Home Purchase? Should I Have A Attorney Review A New-Home Purchase Contract? How Can I Compare Builders?
Mortgages:
- What Is A Mortgage? What Is A Qualified Mortgage? What Is Loan To Value (LTV) And How Does It Affect The Size Of My Loan? How Large A Down Payment Do I Need? What Does Ability To Repay Mean? Are There Special Mortgages For First-Time Homebuyers? What Types Of Mortgage Loans Are Available? When Do Adjustable Rate Mortgages Make Sense? How Does The Interest Rate Factor In Securing A Mortgage Loan? What Happens If Interest Rates Decrease And I Have A Fixed Rate Loan? What Are The Advantages Of 15- And 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages? What Factors Affect Mortgage Payments? What Is Included In A Monthly Mortgage Payment? What Are Discount Points? What Is Mortgage Insurance? What Is PMI? What Is Prime What Is Equity Can I Pay Off My Loan Ahead Of Schedule? What Should I Do If I Fall Behind On A Conventional Loan?
Financing:
- What Steps Need To Be Taken To Secure A Loan? What Is The Debt-To-Income Ratio (DTI)? How Are Pre-Qualifying And Pre-Approval Different? Are Any Lenders Exempt From Ability-To-Repay Rules? What Responsibilities Do I Have During The Lending Process? What Happens After I've Applied For My Loan?How Do I Choose The Right Lender For Me? How Do I Choose The Best Loan Program For Me? What Is The Best Way To Compare Loan Terms Between Lenders? What Are The Cost or Fees For Loan Origination? What Is A Good Faith Estimate? What Is RESPA? What’s An Appraisal? Can I Remove PMI From My Loan?
Credit:
- What Is A Credit Bureau Score And How Do Lenders Use Them? How Can I Find Out Information About My Credit History? How Can I Improve My Credit Score?What If I Find A Mistake In My Credit History?
Title and Closing:
- What Is An Escrow Account? Do I Need One? Closing Costs Explained Visually Title Insurance Explained Visually What Are Real Estate Commissions What Happens On Closing Day? What Do I Get At Closing? What Makes Up Closing Costs?
Federal Programs:
- How Can The FHA Assist Me In Buying A Home? What Are The Steps In FHA Loans? How Does My Credit History Impact FHA Qualification? What Is The Debt-To-Income Ratio For FHA Loans? Are FHA Loans Assumable? How Can I Receive A Discount On The FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium? What Is The FHA Loan Limit? What Qualifies As Income For FHA? What Should I Do If I Fall Behind On An FHA Loan? What Are Closing Costs For FHA Loans? What are 203(b) and 203(k) FHA Loans? What Is HUD? How Does HUD Help Homebuyers?
VA Loans
- What Are VA Home Loans? What Are The Major Types Of VA Loans? What Is A Certificate of Eligibility? Who Is Exempt From The VA Funding Fee? What Are Joint VA Loans? Does My Military Discharge Affect VA Loan Eligibility? Can I Use My VA Eligibility More Than Once? Can I Buy A Rental Property With A VA Loan? Can I Buy A Farm With a VA Loan? How Does Divorce Affect VA Loan Re-Eligibility?
Sales Process:
- How Can I Improve My Homes Value? How Do I Make A Home Ready To Sell? How Should I Prepare For Internet Showing? How Should I Prepare The Inside For An Open House? How Should I Prepare The Outside For An Open House? How Do I Evaluate An Offer? What Is A Counter-Offer? What Does The Closing Meeting Involve For The Seller? What Does The Closing Process Involve When I Sell? For Sale By Owner?
Going to Market: