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altogether. Without an inspection, these potentially costly issues
would ultimately fall on the buyer’s shoulders.
4 BUYING: Protect yourself!
It’s easy to get wrapped up in signing papers and losing sight
of what you are agreeing to when buying a home. Fortunately,
contingency clauses can protect you from losing what is yours.
An example is a mortgage-financing contingency; if you lose
your job or your loan falls through, you’ll get your “earnest
money” back in full. Otherwise, you may be obligated to follow
through with purchasing a house you can no longer afford.
World-Class Service for All Your Real
Estate and Home-Financing Needs!
Jim Martin
(412) 418-1536
Valerie Rose
(412) 831-0100
Branch Manager, NMLS #145336
www.myprospectmortgage.com/JMartin
[email protected]
Sales Executive
Cell: (412) 359-9677
[email protected]
1653 McFarland Road, Suite 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Branch NMLS #1069765
1797 North Highland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
“Close with a Rose”
Jim Martin is licensed to originate mortgage loans in the following states: FL, PA, VA. Loan
inquiries and applications in states where I am not licensed will be referred to a Loan Officer
who is licensed in the property state. Equal Housing Lender. Prospect Mortgage is located at 15301
Ventura Blvd., Suite D300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, 800-464-2484. Prospect Mortgage, LLC, NMLS
ID #3296, (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) is a Delaware limited liability company. This is not an
offer for extension of credit or a commitment to lend. Rev 2.16.16 (0216-2744) LR 2016-130
5 BUYING: Enjoy the view?
It’s obvious that homes with a view can sell big. In fact,
Realtor.com states that homes with a view of the city sell the
fastest, with an average of 83 days on the market, while homes
with an ocean view sit for 98 days (mostly due to the elevated
price of oceanfront property). If you are in love with a home
with a view, be sure it is there to stay. Although you may see
rolling hills through your living room window now, who’s to say
a real estate developer won’t see that same space as the perfect
opportunity to build more homes? Check with your local
municipality for land use regulations to make sure your view will
remain.
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