Buying a home, especially your first home, is an extremely gratifying experience. It is an important early investment opportunity for many, and yet it can also have deep emotional meaning. With a firm plan going in, you can minimize the many headaches and even have a bit of fun in the process. To help you in creating this plan, here are some of the biggest mistakes homebuyers make:
1. Forgetting the Hidden Costs
This will be a nuisance primarily for first-timers. If you’ve only ever rented, squatted, crashed, etc., then the little joys of home-ownership will be eye-opening. Of course, “little joys” refers to things like maintenance, repair costs, general upkeep (time to buy a lawn mower!), and other fun stuff like property tax, and a laundry list of insurance coverage.
BONUS: This reminds me, don’t balk at getting an inspection. If you’re looking at an older house, the inspection report will help you begin to calculate your potential hidden costs even before you buy the house!
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Brijesh is working as a real estate salesperson at Harcourts preet & co. At Manukau branch. Brijesh has extensive knowledge about the local neighbourhood and has unmatched communication and negotiation skills. Brijesh has a successful track record of sales and marketing in different fields from pharmaceutical representative to the retail manager of a pharmacy in Auckland. Brijesh is a registered pharmacist in India where he had almost two years of pharmaceutical sales experience in one of the top pharmaceutical companies. To obtain business knowledge and further his career Brijesh came to New Zealand in 2009 and had since settled here. Because of his outstanding selling and communication skills, Brijesh was encouraged to join Harcourts Manukau as a sales person and start a new career in real estate. Brijesh is very friendly in nature and always trying to help whenever needed. You can contact him to discuss your property needs. He will be ready to go the ‘extra mile' for you. Call me for your property sales at 021 529 003
Brijesh Patel is Licensed Real Estate Agent, REAA 2008
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