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When beginning the home buying process, there are a number of items to consider to ensure that you find a home that is the right fit for your needs. As the next step in our 5 Steps to Home Ownership, we want to provide guidance on identifying your wants and needs in a home. We put together a few steps to help you tackle some of the bigger questions that you need to ask yourself when beginning the search for your dream home. With every want and need that you are able to identify, the easier it will be for your Progressive Urban agent to find a home that best fits your checklist. 

1. What type of home are you looking for? Single-family? Duplex? Condo? 

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At Progressive Urban Real Estate, we feel it is important when buying a home that several measures are taken before beginning the search. As the next step in our 5 Steps to Home Ownership, here is a list of steps to follow when getting pre-approval for purchasing a home. We also will provide you with some tips and tricks for getting the best rate and improve your chances of getting pre-approved.

• Speak with lenders for pre-approval. Start researching lenders and reaching out for rates. Ask your Progressive Urban Realtor if they can give you lender recommendations for the type of property and area that you are looking.   
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At Progressive Urban Real Estate, we feel it is important when buying a home that several measures are taken before beginning the search. As the next step in our 5 Steps to Home Ownership, we put together a list of items to consider when preparing your finances for purchasing a home. 

• How much can you afford each month? This number includes - your monthly mortgage payment, taxes, home insurance, utilities etc. - to name a few. Progressive Urban's expert agents also recommend taking a look at all potential expenses to get a really good idea of the monthly amount you are able to afford.
• How much money are you willing or able to use for a down payment? Depending on the loan b...

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Following last week's 5 Steps to Home Ownership with expertise from Progressive Urban real estate agent, Sara Olson, we wanted to take a deeper look at each of the core steps to buying a home in the city of Cleveland and the first suburbs. When buying a home, sometimes the hardest decision can be who you trust to help you along the way. 

At Progressive Urban Real Estate, we believe in making that decision easy for you with your Progressive Urban agent helping guide you through the market. Our agent's expertise will help to ensure you are getting the right home, at the right price all while payin...

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To make the pre-home buying process simpler, we asked one of our Progressive Urban Real Estate experts, Sara Olson, to share some steps to owning a home. She provided us with her 5 expert steps to becoming a homeowner:

1. Hire a realtor! Your Progressive Urban realtor will help guide you through the market by using their expertise to ensure you are getting the right home, at the right price all while paying attention to details of the purchasing process. The realtors at Progressive Urban understand that purchasing a home is more than a roof with walls, its an investment into your future. We are confident that your realtor will be able to make the entire home shopping process as easy as possible.

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