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Buying Your Own Utah County Home - Utah County Real Estate
Buying a Utah County Home is a very good investment. As a general rule, homes appreciate about five percent a year. Some years will be more, some less. The figure will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and region to region. Five percent may not seem like that much at first. Stocks, at times, appreciate much more, and you could earn over six percent with the safest investment of all, treasury bonds.
Presumably, if you bought a $200,000 house, you did not pay cash for the Utah County Home. You got a mortgage, too. Suppose you put as much as twenty percent down - that would be an investment of $40,000. At an appreciation rate of 5% annually, a $200,000 home would increase in value $10,000 during the first year. That means you earned $10,000 with an investment of $40,000. Your annual "return on investment" would be a whopping 25%.
Of course you are making mortgage payments and paying property taxes, along with a couple of other costs. However, since the interest on your mortgage and your property taxes are both tax deductible, the government is essentially subsidizing you home purchase. Your rate of return when buying a home is higher than most any other investment you could make.
If you are moving to a Utah County Home for the first time, you are going to be very pleased with all the new space you have available. You may have to even buy more "stuff."
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We need Positive Price Action to confirm market bottom. One month of price improve isn't sufficient to confirm the market bottom. We need to see appreciation month over month for three months.
PRICE ACTION
Other good signs in addition to positive price action is lower DOM (days of the market), lower new listings and higher percent of new listings being SOLD.
SUMMARY
Currently we are not seeing the needed positive price action (along with other indicators) to confirm a market bottom. This is NOT a good time for those with low and/or no risk tolerance to purchase.
High and medium risk tolerant investors are making buying decisions and are doing some bottom fishing.
Some are trying to time the market and market timing is risky. Trying to time the bottom is not for the inexperienced buyer and extremely difficult.
Those waiting for a market bottom confirmation will (almost always) miss the bottom. This is because confirming factors are lagging indicators.
Buy and hold is the best buying strategy.
Data considered accurate... However is NOT Guaranteed. Contact your Mark Watterson your Local Property Resource Specialist for the most up-to-date data and help to determine your specific risk tolerance.
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Mark Watterson is a Utah licensed Real Estate Broker with Principle Realty Group, Inc. and a Utah license Loan Officer with Springwater Capital, LLC
Contact Mark Watterson your Local Property Resource Specialist for the most up-to-date market conditions data for Salt Lake, Davis, Utah and Weber Counties. View comprehensive property resource information at www.markwatterson.com
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Selling Your Utah County Home and Picking a Utah County Realtor
Well the time has come for you to sell your Utah County Home. Selling your Utah County Home could be for a variety of different reasons. Perhaps you need more space for an expanding family maybe your current home just doesn't fit your needs anymore. Maybe the reason is much more stressful such as a divorce or any unexpected job relocation. The last thing you need during this time is someone helping you sell your home that is unprofessional or doesn't understand the current Utah County Real Estate market.
When you are selecting a Utah County Realtor, make sure you find someone whose personality is not in line with yours. Even if the agent has terrific credentials and has sold a lot of homes over the years, they may not make you feel comfortable. You will be dealing very closely with your Utah County Realtor every day, so choose wisely.
Most important, you want a Utah County Realtor who will tell you the truth about your home. Many agents want the listing so bad that they will just go along with whatever price you select, with no regard for the market. What they are thinking is, "I will just take the listing then work on getting it reduced later. This is a huge mistake, since you will lose out on the initial buyers who would have seen your home but the price was too high. Pricing your home initially is crucial to sell as quickly as possible and at the maximum market price.
It is also very important to select a Utah County Realtor who is capable of helping you stage the home to sell quickly.
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Utah County Homes for Sale - Bank Owned Foreclosure Properties - Utah County Real Estate
Bank Owned Properties - Utah County Real Estate
Banks are not in the business to hold onto an inventory of homes. They want to get rid of these homes yesterday. This makes for a great opportunity for you, the home buyer or investor, because most of these homes are well below market value. Once the bank owns the property they will handle eviction if any, take care of some repairs, pay past HOA and/or other maintenance dues, and then will negotiate with the IRS, removal of tax liens, if any.
How do banks sell REO's (Utah County Real Estate owned by the Bank)
Most banks have an REO department that handles the sale of these properties. They certainly would like to get the best price of course. When you make an offer, the banks will usually make a counter offer. Don't be surprised to get a higher counter offer than you might expect. Banks want to show their shareholders and investors that they are trying to get the highest possible price for the house. You should counter the counter offer. Your offer will likely be reviewed by an approval panel. Even after they accept your offer they include wordings like "subject to Corporate approval".
Condition of the Property
These Utah County homes are almost always sold "as is" with the right to inspect. You incur the inspection expenses (termite, general home inspection, mold, etc.). An inspection contingency period must be included in your offer that will allow you to terminate the sale if any of the inspection reveals damage that the bank will NOT correct.
Make sure you have someone representing you who understand this process, when you are trying to negotiate on a Bank owned property. It is important that you have someone who knows how to handle repairs and all the steps necessary for a smooth closing.
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Utah County Loan Application and Documentation
When it comes time to purchase a new home, your first step in the purchase process is to get pre-qualified for your Utah County home loan. Once you contact a Utah County Mortgage loan officer, he will ask you to fill out a Mortgage Loan Application (1003) and supply him with documentation. The documentation required will vary, but generally you will supply the following:
· Federal income tax statements and verification of any additional income
· Your two most recent W2's
· Current paycheck stubs
· Recent bank statements
· Asset and liability information (stocks, bonds, other real estate, etc.)
Good Luck and Happy house hunting in Utah County Real Estate
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