This year has proven to be a hard year for many of us, but surprisingly, it's been a year that many people have become first-time home buyers. With interest rates at a record low, it makes it an ideal time for buyers to enter the market in 2021. Though buying a home, especially for the first time, can seem challenging, it can be one of the most exciting and rewarding milestones in life.
To help make buying a home an easy and smooth process from start to finish, FHA Loans created a printable home buying binder, perfect for those looking to start their journey to homeownership.
The binder includes:
Questions to ask your mortgage lender checklist: this will help you understand what questions to bring up to mortgage lenders when shopping around for a good mortgage rate
Homebuyer preparation checklist: to help you stay on top of your credit score, down payment savings goal and other tasks before shopping for a home
House hunting checklist: to help you narrow down your options, this checklist allows you to check off your favorite features, list pros and cons and rate each home on a scale of 1 to 5
Closing checklist: to help you stay on top of tasks before closing on a home like inspections, appraisals and making an offer.
Address change checklist: to help you keep track of who to notify with your new address
To make sure you have a successful home buying journey, download the free printable homebuyer binder by clicking the button below.