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I wrote this article the other day and published it on my first time home buyers blog, and then decided to add it here.  (Something I don’t normally do - I don’t like to duplicate content as it appears to be spammy. )
This is so important though that I broke one of my own rules. [...]

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I was out and about yesterday showing homes in Chesterfield Township (Macomb County MI) and realized that there are many wonderful homes and condos for sale under $100,000.  (Perfect pricing for those who are buying for the first time and are going to take advantage of the 1st time home buyers tax credit!)
Chesterfield Township has [...]

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One of the questions that I was recently asked by a Macomb County caller was if the 1st time home buyer tax credit could be used with the purchase of a condo and not a single family home.
The answer is a resounding yes. A condo is a home.   Just because there are common areas [...]

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Home sellers in St. Clair Shores have been experiencing some stabilization
in their home sales, however price is still “king”.
55 homes sold in St. Clair Shores (Macomb County MI) during the month
of June this year, compared to 59 for June of 2008.
The prices ranged from $14,900 to a wonderful Worthington canal front
home that sold in June [...]

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First time home buyers: Important dates to keep if
you are purchasing a home this year.

August 1st: Start your pre-approval process with your mortgage
lender and begin to gather the documents that you will need (pay stubs,
past 2 years tax returns, last 90 days of bank statements, cancelled checks
showing rental payment history if applicable)
September [...]

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One of the questions that I’m asked about the First Time Home Buyers tax
credit is: “Can I get the money back to me quicker?”
The good news is yes, you can. If you qualifty for the 1st time home
buyers tax credit you can simply amend your already completed 2008
income tax return. You don’t have to [...]

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—You better start looking now.
I hate it when I sound like a “salesperson” (no offense to sales people intended) but things are going to get crazy-busy here in Macomb County during the months of September and October.
Already we are experiencing signs of what is going to come hurdling at us like an avalanche:

Multiple offers on [...]

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Goodness, what a whirlwind this week has been with information and mis-information alike.
Some of you may have read elsewhere that the first time home buyers tax credit from the Federal government is now being allowed to be given upfront so that a home buyer could use it for the down payment on their home:  Not [...]

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This past week I received 3 email inquiries about the (up to) $8000 first time home buyers tax credit and even though I responded to the people who asked the questions via email, I realized that the questions they asked are ones that I’m sure many others have questions about.
If I buy a HUD home [...]

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Thank you Julie for allowing me to answer your question here for the home buyers from Macomb County to read.
Julie sent me an email and asked: “If my husband and I buy a home that is in the $300,000 price range, is that too high of a purchase price to take advantage of the 1st [...]

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