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[T879]Things You Should Buy

by Gerald Mason, Ger

You never know what affect actions you take today will have on the mortgage you apply for in three or even six months.

Read on to find out what things you should avoid doing before buying a home.

Purchase a Car. Many people are inclined to improve their social standing by purchasing a car and buying a home at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that.

Purchasing the car before buying a home will have an effect on what the mortgage lender determines you can afford for a home.

Since a car is such a big ticket item, it can greatly raise your debt-to-income ratio, which lenders use to determine how much of a mortgage you can afford.

Ultimately, the car purchase will decrease the amount you can afford to pay for a home.

Move Money Between Accounts. When the lender does the work to determine your eligibility for a loan, they will request statements from all of your accounts that contain liquid assets.

When you move money around between these amounts, especially if they are large amounts, you will have withdrawals in some and deposits in others.

The lender will request the documentation for these. Unless you want to keep up with all this paperwork, it's much easier to leave the money where it is until after you have completed buying a home.

Change Banks. This can easily be coupled with moving money between accounts. It just creates additional paperwork for you and the lender. To make it easier on yourself and the lender, stay with your current bank until the mortgage is complete.

Become Self-Employed or change jobs if you are employed part-time. Either of these could have a negative affect on your mortgage approval.

In most cases, lenders want to see at least two years of self-employment they will approve you for a loan. Wait until after buying a home to become self-employed.

For part-time workers changing jobs creates unpredictability in the number of hours that you will work from one week to the next. As such, the lender cannot determine your gross income to qualify you for a loan. Stay with your current job until you have the loan, then change.

Apply For a Credit Card. Even though the inquiry won't hurt your credit too badly if you already have a good credit score, the additional credit card will cause the lender to question your financial stability for buying a home.

Make a Large Purchase. Of course you are going to need furniture when buying a home.

Resist the urge to purchases a new sofa set until after you have obtained the mortgage.

Big ticket items purchased before buying a home can cause the lender to take a second look at your financial situation.

When you are buying a home, it is best to stay away from anything that will make it look as though you don't your finances under control.

You spend a certain amount of money each month when buying things. Sometimes it's on food, other times it's on clothing, or something for a gift. No matter what, we will always be spending money to buy things. Wouldn't it be great to be able to save on almost everything you buy and still get the same product but put that savings away? Here are some tips to help you save when you want to buy something.

· Always look for coupons. Just by spending a few seconds looking for a coupon, you could save an extra 5%, 10%, or even more on the item you were going to buy anyway. It only takes a few seconds to look, and you can find them in circulars, coupon packs you get in the mail, and even online.

· Comparison shop. Before buying something, check out a few different stores or web sites to make sure you're getting the best price. Sometimes a store just down the street can have the exact same item at a lot lower of a price.

· If you know you're going to need to buy something, keep an eye out ahead of time. For example, if you know you need to buy a gift 3 months from now, start looking now so you won't be stuck buying something more expensive because you need it for that day. Sometimes the item you want might be on sale before then and you can save a lot of money.

· Ask for a lower price. Of course this won't work on everything, but this works well, especially for bigger ticket items. Sometimes they want to move a product (like a car or a kitchen appliance), so they are willing to negotiate and accept a lower price. It can't hurt, since the worst they can say is no, and just that one question could end up saving you hundreds of dollars.

· Look for sales. Almost everything eventually goes on sale, so what you see and want now for full price could easily be marked 20%, 50%, or even 80% off in just a short while.

There are many other ways to spend less when you want to buy something. It's almost always worth taking a little bit of time to see how you can save on everything you buy, since the less you spend, the more you can save.

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