{"id":1658,"date":"2018-05-16T18:06:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2018-05-18T03:34:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T03:34:25","slug":"effective-first-time-home-buyer-tips-you-should-know-today-in-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/2018\/05\/16\/effective-first-time-home-buyer-tips-you-should-know-today-in-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective First Time Home Buyer Tips You Should Know Today in CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"western\"><b>Effective First Time Home Buyer Tips You Should Know Today in CT<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>First time home buyer\u00a0programs in\u00a0ct.<\/strong>\u00a0The dream of homeownership is not something that is far and away for many people. Even though many feel like they can\u2019t afford it, or that they aren\u2019t ready, there\u2019s a lot of options that can be considered. If you\u2019re looking at buying a home for the first time, don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s too far and away from you. In fact, take into consideration that there are ways to get things moving in your favor. To ensure that you\u2019re able to get a helping hand, consider the following effective first time home buyer tips.<\/p>\n<p><!--------- Google ad in article ad ------------><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5071844406890700\" data-ad-slot=\"7786690257\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--------- Google ad in article ad ------------><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><b>Save Your Money <\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">This is one of the most important tips that you can start with when trying to buy a home. The most important thing to remember here is that you will need to have some liquid assets to get forward progress in your quest to buy a home. There are going to be fees that you will need to cover including, moving costs, escrow fees, and so much more. You\u2019ll also need to have a down payment, so the more money that you can save the better things are going to be. Aim to save no less than around 3% of the costs of a home. Of course, there are variables to consider here, but if you aim to get at least 3% saved, then you can at least get the ball rolling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/first-time-buyer-mortgage-tips-to-consider-today\/\">First Time Buyer Mortgage Tips To Consider Today<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><b>Clear Off Your Debt<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">Moving along, you should clear off as much debt as you can. Seriously, make sure that you are able to pay off all of your credit cards, and anything else that you may have in the form of a loan. If you cannot clear them all 100%, then at least pay off as much as you can so that you are able to have a lower income to debt ratio at the time you apply for a mortgage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><b>Get Very Familiar With The Numbers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">One of the best tips that you can take with you today is simple, make sure that you are very familiar with the numbers associated with home buying. That means that you should know how much home you can afford, how much you need to save, and whether your credit score is good or not. All of these questions can be answered with the help of a mortgage lender. However, before you go into an office, make sure that you know your own income, taxes from the past, and keep a log of what you know and what you may not. The more you know, the better things are going to be in purchasing a home for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective First Time Home Buyer Tips You Should Know Today in CT &nbsp; First time home buyer\u00a0programs in\u00a0ct.\u00a0The dream of homeownership is not something that is far and away for many people. Even though many feel like they can\u2019t afford it, or that they aren\u2019t ready, there\u2019s a lot of options that can be considered. If you\u2019re looking at buying a home for the first time, don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s too far and away from you. In fact, take into consideration that there are ways to get things moving in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,53,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-buying-tips","category-news-insights","category-tips-guides"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1658"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1693,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions\/1693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moderndaytouch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}