Buying a home can be one of the most exciting and rewarding times of your life. Or it can be a roller-coaster ride of financial and emotional devastation. It depends on what you do. And what you do, depends on what you know. Most homebuyers do not have enough accurate knowledge. Worse, many are ill-informed.
This research lists most of the worst mistakes made by homebuyers. It suggests, briefly, how to avoid these mistakes so that buying a home will indeed be an exciting and rewarding experience.
• Exceeding future financial limits
• Buying people you want instead of what they need
• Ignoring the extra costs & the hidden costs
• Failing to research the area
• Tolerating poor service from agents
• Being too 'clever' with an offer
• Not getting INDEPENDENT inspections & advice
• Being too quick or being too slow
• Being caught by an Investment scam
• Failing to complain