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Rates are down and this could be your year to become a homeowner! 🏠 Need to know how to get started? Give me a call and I can help. Susan Waters, Realtor - 864.380.0402.

First Time Homebuyers: Buy or Wait in 2026? (March Housing Market Update) Podcast Episode · How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast · March 2 · 44m

Looking to freshen up your home over the Winter? Here are a few ideas to help take care of your home. Thanks Bob Vila! 🏡

The official First Time Home Buyer playbook is here!

Thinking about becoming a homeowner? Tired of paying rent? You can do this!

The Playbook VOL. 1 - The Rent Replacement Strategy How to Buy a Home · Episode

Tons of information for First Time Home Buyers! Take a listen if you're ready to learn the process. Call me, I can help you find a great home! Susan Waters 864-380-0402

How to Buy a Home Episode Guide - 2025 Dive into the #1 Resource for First Time Home Buyers and build your custom education plan to buy your first home with less stress, risk, and confusion.

If you’re ready to buy your first home, stop renting! Pay you own mortgage, not someone else’s. 🏠

Renting vs. Buying: Let’s break it down with some real math. 🏡📊

If you’re renting for $2,000/month, you’re paying $24,000 a year to your landlord. Over 5 years? That’s $120,000 GONE—money you’ll never see again.

Now, let’s say you buy a $400,000 home instead:
✔️ Even with a 7% interest rate, your mortgage (including taxes & insurance) would be around $2,800/month
✔️ But here’s the kicker—part of that payment builds your equity (aka, your money, not your landlord’s)
✔️ If home values rise just 3% per year (historical average), after 5 years, your home could be worth $463,000
✔️ That’s $63,000 in appreciation, PLUS the thousands you’ve paid into your mortgage (instead of rent)

Even in a “slow” market, homeownership builds wealth while renting builds…your landlord’s wealth. 😬

Stop paying 100% interest to your landlord. Start planning for your future.

Listen to How to Buy a Home for the REAL data you need to get out of the renting cycle. YOU CAN DO THIS!

Agreed! Waiting could cost you more!

Yes…all day long!

First-Time Home Buyers are finally seeing some deals for them. 🥳👏🏼 Get educated on ALL the options available to help lower your costs. To lower your monthly payment, look into mortgage rate buy downs to get an affordable interest rate. To lower your overall cost to purchase, find a local team that can access all of the many down payment assistance programs. To lower you costs on repairs for items found in a home inspection, hire a quality Realtor who can negotiate on your behalf. Stay up to date on the most current buyer tips, tricks, and techniques featured weekly on the How to Buy a Home podcast. Share this message of HOPE with all your renting friends. ⬆️🔄 #howtobuyahomepodcast #homebuying101 #mortgagetipsandtricks #firsttimehomebuyertips #homebuyertips #firsttimehomebuyer #mortgagehacks

First Time Home Buyers are more prepared than ever! 🏠

65% of first-time home buyers rented their previous residence, and 24% lived with friends or family. More first-time buyers are coming from living with friends/family as they save up a stronger downpayment to compete in this market.
More insights:
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/highlights-from-the-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers

Smart lady, and she’s not wrong. 🏠

The perfect Time to buy a house? When you can afford the down payment - not when you’re waiting for the ‘perfect’ market. #RealEstateTruths #RealEstate #Advice #HomeBuyers

First Time Home Buyers are in the game!

First-time buyers represented 27% of buyers, slightly up from 26% last month but slightly down from one year ago when it was 28%.
19% of homes sold above list price, down slightly from last month’s 20% and down from 28% a year ago.
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/realtors-confidence-index