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Become a Certified Approved Homebuyer! Have you noticed that the housing market is super competitive?  Are you having trouble getting our offer accepted? As you shop for your dream home, there is one thing that can put you at an advantage with the seller. We provide that with the expertise and technics that have proven…

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How To Get Your Offer Accepted In A Hot Housing Market

Getting your offer accepted in a hot housing market can be a challenge.  Buying a house in Dallas or Plano or Frisco is challenging right now.  In this video, we are going to discuss the hot Dallas housing market and what to do to get your offer accepted.  Currently, there are fewer houses for sale…

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Helpful Hints for First-Time Home Buyers | Part 4

From Offer to Closing By Shawna Sanders If you’ve been following along in our series, Helpful Hints for First-Time Home Buyers, you’ve gotten your finances in order, chosen your real estate agent and lender before starting the hunt. You’ve found the house you want to make an offer on. So what happens now? Make an Offer…

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Helpful Hints for First-time Home Buyers _ Part 3

The Hunt! Finding your new home. By Shawna Sanders In the first two parts of our series, Helpful Hints for First-Time Home Buyers,  we covered getting your finances in order and finding the lender and real estate agent you want to work with. Now it’s time to get to the fun part of the home buying…

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buying a home

Are you thinking of buying a home in Texas? If so, you’re making a great decision. Not only is Texas an incredible state to live in, you’re becoming one of many people making the decision to move to Texas. From cities such as Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, there are a variety of cities with…

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Helpful Hints for First-time Home Buyers Part 2

Preparing for the Hunt By Shawna Sanders In Part 1 of our Helpful Hints for First-Time Home Buyer series we covered the steps to getting your finances in order to prepare for the home buying process. But you’re not quite ready to begin the house hunt just yet. First, you’re going to need to find…

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Helpful Hints for First-time Home Buyers _ Part 1 (1)

Part 1:Getting your Finances in Order  By: Shawna Sanders First-time home buyers are entering the market in droves. Buying your first home can be a stressful undertaking. There are so many steps, so many different loan programs, so many requirements…where do you even begin? Right here. In the next few posts, we’re going to cover all…

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FHA Home Loan for 580 and higher credit scores

An FHA Home Loan is one of the best home loans for first time home buyers and those with less than perfect credit.  With an FHA Home Loan, buyers can purchase homes with as little as 3.5% down.  This makes the FHA home loan program ideal for many people.  At Service First Mortgage we have…

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Buyer Tips Budget Planning Tool

Adulting is never easy. Becoming a First-Time Home Buyer can be easy. Turning your temp job into a career, investing your money, and navigating life like a boss is a lot to handle for the modern millennial. But one thing they do dominate is the housing market. As a whole, millennials accounted for 37% of…

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Credit during a divorce

Great credit is a wonderful thing to have.  Here are the Dos and Don’ts of credit advice.  If healthy credit is something that you’re serious about, you’ve probably been searching for information or talking to friends and family. It’s important to pay attention to where you’re getting your information from. People tend to gather information…

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