{"id":2546,"date":"2020-10-27T11:27:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beingbobblog.com\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2020-12-09T11:59:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:59:17","slug":"5-ways-to-prepare-to-buy-or-sell-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/5-ways-to-prepare-to-buy-or-sell-later\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Prepare to Buy or Sell Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/content.outboundengine.com\/uploads\/original\/74185\/G8l-X_CCjlxSF1dAz-FSGAWHuVVsdGXKlrrXvDTunOc.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"article-content\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer is usually the perfect time to buy or sell a home. And for some people, it still is. After all, there are few things more welcoming than warm weather and fresh flowers blooming in the front yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe you&#8217;re waiting to enter the market. That\u2019s okay too. There are plenty of ways you can use this time to your advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re considering buying or selling later this year or next, here are five things you can do in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get your finances in order.<\/strong> Take stock of your accounts, assets and debts, and pull your free credit report. Make sure you\u2019re in good standing to qualify for a loan and make a down payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch the market.<\/strong> Keep an eye on local home sales where you\u2019re considering buying. This can give you an idea of what you might spend on a home \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or how you should price yours when you list it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Save up for moving expenses.<\/strong> Moving isn\u2019t cheap \u00e2\u20ac\u201d especially if you\u2019re going a far distance. Start saving for your movers, trucks, packing supplies and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talk to a mortgage lender.<\/strong> Start zeroing in on which lender you might want to go with, and make sure you understand the requirements you\u2019ll need to meet to get a loan. You may also want to get preapproved before beginning your home search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prioritize your needs.<\/strong> If spending more time at home has made you reconsider your living space, take the time to figure out exactly what you\u2019re looking for in a new home. Then we can discuss your options together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more ways to prepare for buying or selling a home, <a href=\"http:\/\/BobKratz.HowardHanna.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/BobKratz.HowardHanna.com\">get in touch today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is usually the perfect time to buy or sell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,12,976,13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts-comments","category-events","category-life","category-listings","category-real-estate"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","chromenews-featured":"","chromenews-large":"","chromenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"Being BOB","author_link":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/all-posts-comments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">All Posts &amp; Comments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/stuff\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/life\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Life<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/real-estate\/listings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Listings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/real-estate\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Real Estate<\/a>","tag_info":"Real Estate","comment_count":"0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p822aG-F4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}