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Welcome to my site about Buying and/or Selling Residential Real Estate in the Metropolitan New Orleans area.
Whether you are a homebuyer, a buyer relocating to the New Orleans are or an owner planning to sell your property I can provide professional and experienced real estate advice and service. Serving the Parish of Orleans and the many communities within New Orleans it is my goal to empower you with information, helping you make educated decisions about a transaction that will likely impact heavily on your future both emotionally and financially.
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Perhaps no single decision in a real estate purchase has more variables than "How much money do I put down?" Conventional wisdom centers around either putting down as much as you can or as little as the lender allows.
If you put down a large payment, you get some leverage with the lender, such as little or no mortgage insurance, a good equity position, and perhaps a preferred mortgage deal. You will also have lower mortgage payments. One potential disadvantage of a large down payment is that you will be using after-tax dollars on which you could be earning interest. You will also have less tax-deductible interest.
When you buy a home with a low down payment, you will have more tax deductible interest, and your investment value percentage will increase faster. You will have little equity at the outset, and your monthly mortgage payments (and perhaps your interest) will be higher. However, you will also keep more of your own money in hand to potentially earn more interest in other investments.
Miriam Bernstein, ABR, CRS, GRI, ePro RE/MAX N.O. Properties 8001 Maple Street New Orleans, LA 70115 Direct: 877-881-0626 Cell: 504-908-2268 Fax: 914-290-4647 Email: miriam@miriambernstein.com
I have been a full time REALTOR for the past 18 years. I have continued my education and have earned the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), Senior Real Estate Specialist, Certified New Home Specialist, e-Pro Internet Specialist and the Graduate, Realtor Institute designations. I am a marketing specialist with a substantial internet presence. I also work as a Buyer's Agent. Give a call, no pressure, I promise.
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