Whether you’re a first time home buyer or this is your third or fourth time through the home buying process, buying a home can be both exciting and slightly terrifying. After all, it is the biggest financial decision that most people ever make and the last thing you’d want is to mess it up somehow. […]
3 Red Flags to Avoid While House Hunting
In the current, fast-paced housing market, it can be difficult to take your time while house hunting. Of course, you want to make a wise decision; but often, if you don’t act fast, another buyer will swoop in with an offer and you’ve missed your chance. At GVC Mortgage, we understand that home buying is […]
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How Soon After Purchasing a Home Can I Sell It?
If you’ve recently purchased a home, you may already be wondering when you can sell it. The short answer is, once it’s legally yours, you can sell it whenever you want. However, the long answer is a little more complicated, because while it is legal, it often doesn’t make financial sense to resell quickly. Our […]
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How to Find a Great Real Estate Agent
When tackling one of the biggest financial decisions of your life, it’s important to have a great partner. Your real estate agent plays such a huge part in your home buying experience that choosing one can seem pretty daunting. After all, there’s no shortage of real estate agents vying for your business via online ads, […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Scores
If you’re looking into buying a home in the coming months, you’re likely doing all the research you can now. Maybe you’ve started to clean up your current home, you’ve started saving for a down payment, and you regularly browse available listings on realtor.com. However, do you know how your credit score effects your home […]
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3 Signs It’s Time to Move
Homeowners in northern Indianapolis know that buying a home is a huge achievement as well as a huge commitment. However, very few people stay in their first home forever because needs can change dramatically over the years. If your home isn’t meeting your needs anymore and you’re finding yourself browsing homes for sale online, it […]
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How to Buy a House During a Pandemic
There’s just no getting around it, we’re living in an unprecedented time and many of us feel our lives have been put on pause. However, the Covid-19 pandemic affects everyone differently and if you had planned on buying a house this spring, you may not want to cancel those plans. Traditionally, spring is the most […]
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Get Preapproved Before the Spring Rush
It’s common knowledge that the housing market really picks up in the spring. After those long, hard Indiana winters, homeowners are ready for a change and we’re already seeing houses fly off the market. So what does this mean for the prospective buyer? It means that in order to secure your dream house, you can’t […]
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How to Choose a Flip House
Thanks to reality TV and the sellers housing market, house flipping has never been more popular. However, if you’re new to the game, we urge you to do your research because house flipping is not for everyone. What may seem like the perfect opportunity might instead end up costing you a lot of money if […]
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Escrow 101
If you’re a first-time homebuyer, the process of buying a house can be overwhelming. However, you can minimize anxiety, especially in the home loan process, by understanding a few key terms and concepts prior to signing on the dotted line. One important term you will soon hear is “escrow account”, and our team at GVC […]
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