Buy a Vacation Home

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The economics of vacation homes has opened new opportunities.

Your home’s projected purchase price

Buy a Vacation Home

TOOL GUIDE

The economics of vacation homes has opened new opportunities.

Your home’s projected purchase price

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Vacation Home Tool Guide

Follow Your Agent’s Plan

SERVICE PLAN

FOLLOW YOUR AGENT’S PLAN RELAX & COMMUNICATE.

AGENT CONSULT

YOUR AGENT’S EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE AT YOUR CALL

QUESTIONNAIRE

PREPARE FOR YOUR AGENT CONSULTATION

Follow Your Lender’s Plan

FINANCE PLAN

FOLLOW YOUR LENDER’S PLAN RELAX & COMMUNICATE.

LENDER CONSULT

YOUR LENDER’S EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE AT YOUR CALL

Choose Your Loan

LOANSENSE 

ALL-PURPOSE LOAN RATING AND FEE DETAILS

ARMSENSE

DETAILS FOR ARM’S (ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES)

Choose Your Home

NEXT DREAM

DESCRIBE YOUR NEXT DREAM HOME

RATE THIS HOME

RATE COMPARABLE HOMES

MAP HOMES

A MAP OF HOMES YOU RATED

Prepare Your Offer

MARKET PRICE

DETERMINE YOUR HOME’S MARKET PRICE

Close Your Transaction

CASH TO CLOSE

ESTIMATE YOUR CLOSING COSTS FOR BUYING SELLING

ESCROW

YOUR LIBRARY OF REFERENCES FOR CLOSING YOUR TRANSACTION

Grow Your Wealth

CASHFLOWS

ESTIMATE YOUR HOME’S AFFORDABILITY, OR ITS INCOME AS AN INVESTMENT

HOME SCENE

HOME OWNER SCENARIOS: SELL YOUR HOME, BUY NEXT

Share Your Success

GIFT A FRIEND

SHARE YOUR DISCOVERY WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY
The Guide to Buy a Vacation Home

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Tools for your Vacation Home

Vacation. Vacation. Vacation. What could sound better? Try vacation home. Recent economic advantages have opened the option of vacation homes to more of us.

You’ve got a great get-away destination that you love to visit. Now it’s time to consider having your own place there – a vacation home. 

Why not? There are more ways to enjoy and afford a vacation home. Significant ones include record low interest rates, AirBnB, and California’s ADU mandate. If you love the idea of having that getaway whenever the open road calls, this Playbook may be just the ticket.

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    ⯁ How to Sell Your Home ⯁
    3 Stages of negotiating to increase your final sold price.  
    ⯁ How to Buy your Home ⯁
    Understand value, save money, and see opportunities others miss.  
    ⯁ The Guide to Refinance your Home ⯁
    When and how to refinance to leverage your equity.  
    ⯁ The Guide to Buy a Vacation Home ⯁
    The economics of vacation homes has opened new opportunities.  
    ⯁ Rent or Buy? The Complete Guide ⯁
    A step-by-step guide to evaluate your options, prepare and act when it's time.  
    ⯁ Your First Home-the American Dream ⯁
    With government programs and savvy tips to compete against seasoned buyers.  
    ⯁ The Guide to Sell & Buy your Next Home ⯁
    Two transactions together create greater upside with a plan.  
    ⯁ Investor Flip-the Complete System ⯁
    Position your financing, evaluate opportunities, analyze and act. Then exit.  
    ⯁ An Investor's Guide to Buy & Hold ⯁
    Favorable tax shelters, renter's rights, and ADU's have reshaped this investment.  
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    ⯁ AGENT CONSULT
    ⯁ AGENT SERVICE PLAN 
    QUESTIONNAIRE ⯁ MY HOME 
    ⯁ LENDER CONSULT 
    ⯁ LENDER FINANCE PLAN 
    LOAN SENSE ⯁ ARM SENSE
    NEXT DREAM ⯁ RATE THIS HOME
    MAP HOMES ⯁ MARKET PRICE
    MONEY SCENE ⯁ HOME SCENE
    CASH FLOWS ⯁ CASH TO CLOSE
    ESCROW ⯁ GIFT A FRIEND
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