Yesterday I glanced through the 3rd edition of the book 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers Around the Country, by Ilyce Glink. It's a pretty thick book, and not one that I'd want to read cover-to-cover at this point, but it would make a good reference book. (I checked it out of the Wake County Library. ) Just in the flipping though that I did, it made me realize how much I need to get my ducks in a row. Okay, that and the fact that I spent more time yesterday shredding old financial documents. Doing that made me feel like I'm making some progress, BUT....I have a lot more organizing and goal-setting and saving to do. The thought of buying a new home is both exciting and overwhelming. I'm wishing I'd done a better job of keeping my ducks in a row before. All the paper shredding bummed me out a little, I must admit.
Things I need to work on including consolidating some accounts (I have several little accounts left over from credit unions and retirement accounts at former jobs) because bank balances count when applying for a mortgage, paying off credit balances, and stepping up my savings a notch.
No comments:
Post a Comment