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personal finance home financingHow do you know when your ready to buy a house?
Here are 10 signs that might mean you are ready to buy ahouse:
- No more debt. Image Source | http://bit.ly/2h04uav.
- Higher credit score.
- A steady job.
- A rise in income.
- A solid savings and emergency fund.
- A healthy down payment.
- Future goal alignment.
- Long-term living.
Also, what qualifies as first time home buyer?
- Conventional loans: For a 3% down payment, you'll need at leasta 620 FICO and a debt-to-income ratio below 50%.
- FHA loans: If you want a down payment as low as 3.5%, you'llneed a FICO score of 580 or higher.
Thereof, how much money should I save before buying a house?
Try to save 20% of your income for thenext two years. If you make $72,000 a year (the income of theaverage first-time homebuyer), that's nearly $30,000 you'll haveready for a down payment, closing costs and movingexpenses.
So, on average a homebuyer will spend 30-60 daysshopping, 14-60 days from contract to close, and likely 14-45 daysor so before your first mortgage payment is due. For some folks,the process can be extremely quick and take as little as 30days total. For some, the shopping period alone can last months andmonths.