Northport (Huntington, NY)
By Paul Dougherty Associate Real Estate Broker, Trusted, Tested & True. Our Results are Better!
(Howard Hanna / Coach Realtors)
Purchasing a home is one of the largest financial investments most Americans ever make. Though traditionally the REALTOR® was hired by the seller and acted in the seller's interest, a Certified Buyer Representative (CBR®) is specially trained to represent the buyers, helping them get the best possible price for the home they desire. How Can a Buyer Agent Help Me Buy a Home? A buyer agent works to protect your best interests by providing complete and professional guidance to you. To buy property, you need to     * locate and evaluate properties in your price range,     * exercise a level of diligence on the proposed purchase,     * determine an offering price,     * document the contingencies you will need,     * and develop a negotiating strategy based on the competition.     * You will...
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By Paul Dougherty Associate Real Estate Broker, Trusted, Tested & True. Our Results are Better!
(Howard Hanna / Coach Realtors)
9 Buyer Traps and How to Avoid Them "A systemized approach to the home buying process can help you steer clear of these common traps, allowing you to not only cut costs, but also secure the home that's best for you." No matter which way you look at it, buying a home is a major investment.  But for many homebuyers, it can be an even more expensive process than it needs to be since they fall prey to at least a few of the many common and costly mistakes which trap them into either:     * paying too much for the home they want, or     * losing their dream home to another buyer or,     * (worse) buying the wrong home for their needs.  A systemized approach to the home buying process can help you steer clear of these common traps, allowing you to not only cut costs, but also secure the home t...
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By Paul Dougherty Associate Real Estate Broker, Trusted, Tested & True. Our Results are Better!
(Howard Hanna / Coach Realtors)
FICO, FICO, FICO - Know Your Score. Improve Your Score, Monitor Your Score... My focus is working with first time home buyers and I always take the time to thoroughly discuss and review the steps a client needs to implement in order to build a successful home buying plan. The first step you need to take towards home-ownership is getting pre-approved for a home mortgage. Which lender to choose is an important decision, and like most big (financial) decisions you should seek out advice from trusted sources. No matter the lending institution you work with, your FICO score speaks volumes about you and your credit risk. Most people have heard the term FICO - what does it stand for and how did it get started, let's ask Wikipedia - Hey Wiki What's a FICO? First time buyers are inundated with l...
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By Paul Dougherty Associate Real Estate Broker, Trusted, Tested & True. Our Results are Better!
(Howard Hanna / Coach Realtors)
Hello Friends   The Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) recently released the 2nd Quarter sales summary. I thought I would share the info about the towns I service. While sales price and volume is down in many markets, I am encouraged by some of these numbers that show price is actually up over last year in Greenlawn, Northport and East Northport. Also total home sales is up in Centerport.   I am also encouraged to hear some good news about the housing market starting to trickle through the media wires.   Let's keep the good news and momentum building.      If you're looking to buy or sell in Huntington, Northport, Greenlawn, Centerport, East Northport, I'm standing by to help.                Paul DoughertyRealty Executives North Shore631-697-5777paul@callpaulhome4sale.comhttp://www.C...
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