Get Off the Fence and Buy a Home!

From Atlantarealestateforum.com Laura Evertt

Get Off the Fence and Buy a Home!

If you have a steady job, you’re realistic about your home owning goals and you have good credit, the Georgia Association of Realtors encourages you to buy now!

To help potential homebuyers increase their confidence in buying a new Atlanta home, the Georgia Association of Realtors has launched a new Web site, Get off the Fence, that explains the numerous reasons why buying a home is a great investment and why now is the perfect time to make that investment.

Take a look at some of their key points:

• The average renter’s net worth is $4,800 while the average homeowners net worth is $171,000
• Right now the government is giving you money to buy a house! Up to $8,000 is federal tax credits for first-time home buyers AND up to $1,800 Georgia tax credit for all buyers
• New home builders are offering fantastic incentives including flooring upgrades, new appliances and discounted financing.
• It’s a buyer’s market. I know you’ve heard it before but it’s true, if you are pre-approved you have significant negotiating power.
• In a few years when the housing market picks back up, the value of the house you buy today at such a low price will rise significantly making your investment very profitable as the switch to a sellers market emerges.
• Four Words: Historically low interest-rates. This means lower payments or a bigger house for the same monthly payments. Can it get any better than that?

The Georgia Association of Realtors is happy to help first-time homebuyers find the house of their dreams. With hundreds of professionally trained Realtors, they will always be there for you to help you through the difficult process. They are also you’re best source for the inside scoop on mortgage rates, comparing lenders and making realistic purchases you can afford.