you'vebeenthinkingaboutitfor a longtime, owningyourownhome, imaginingyouryourkidsgrowingupinanenvironmentinmarriage, andyouandyourwife, yourhusbandgrowingoldtogether.
Formostpeople, buyingyourhomeisoneofthelargestinvestmentstheywouldmakeintheirentirelivesandmakingsurethatyougetitrightnowifyouhavewatchedmyothervideos, I talkedaboutthebenefits, prosandconsofowningyourhomewhenyoushould.
Onlywhenyoushouldthese, Butassumingthatyouarereadyandyou'rereadytotake a leapoffaithandyou'rereadytobuyyourfirsthouse, whataresomeofthingsthatyoushouldwatchout, right?
Sodon't buyhouseuntilyouwatchthisvideo.
Sobeforeyougothereandbuyyourfirsthome, thefirsttip I wanttogiveyouistomakesurethatyouhaveconsistentincomecominginwiththebanksandlenders.
Youmayhave a Greekfirstyear, but I'm gonnahave a greatsecondyear.
Whatabout 30 year?
Whataboutfourthyear?
Still, thestabilityandconsistencyoffincome.
It's very, verycriticaltothebank.
Oneofthingsthatyoucoulddotoknowhowmuch a houseyoucouldafford.
It's actuallytoconsultandtalkto a mortgagebrokerinyourmind.
Youmaybethinking, Wow, youknow, finally, I'm gonnabuy a $1,000,000 home.
Butafter I talkedto a mortgagebrokerandthemortgagebrokerwillletyouknowHey, maybeyouknowthebestyoucouldaffordbasedonyourcurrentincomeisactuallyhow's thatis $750,000.
Sothenyouhavetoadjustyourexpectations, right?
Ifyouneedshoesin a differentneighborhood, dependsonwhatyoulikebyforsome.
Maybeyou'd like a biggerhome, right?
Forsomeyouwantconvenience?
Maybeyou'relike a home.
Youwant a condoinstead.
Itdependsonwhatisyourpersonalpreference.
I rememberbackthenwhen I wantmyfirsthouseinVancouver.
I wasverynervous, right?
Becauseattheendofdayisstill a verylargeinvestment.
And I didn't know a lotofthesethings I'm teachingyouandthen I figureout, OK, actually, I need I needsomeofthesethingsinplaceinordertobuythehousethatthat I wanted, buttobeabletocreateyourdreamhomenow, atthetime, itwasn't a veryexpensivehousewhereitcomparedtowhat I havetoday, butstillhewas.
Butifyouuseyourcreditcardwisely, you're a masterofcreditcard, not a slavetocreditcards, right, andthenyouuseitandyoupayoffthebalanceeverysinglemonth, right?
Ifnotearly, youwillgetbettercredit.
Youbuildupyourcreditscore.
Soif I'm therenow, whenyouneedtoget a mortgage, you'rein a betterpositiontogettheloanthatyouneedtogetthemortgagethatyouneed.