Author Archives: Jeff Dowler

Do Your Due Diligence When You Buy a New Home

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Jeff Dowler

Doing your DUE DILIGENCE when you buy a new home is critical. This is tru not only about the home itself but the location. They say location, location, location. It really is true, particularly if the location leaves something to … Continue reading →

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How to Dispute Errors on Your Credit Report

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jeff Dowler

A good friend and mortgage broker, George Souto, in Connecticut, wrote a great article on how to dispute errors on your credit report. Errors are actually pretty common and you may find some when you are going through the credit … Continue reading →

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What is a COUNTER OFFER?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jeff Dowler

One of the things you are likely to encounter in this market after you make your offer is a COUNTER OFFER. A COUNTER OFFER is a response from the seller, in writing (on a California Counter offer Form) where the … Continue reading →

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North San Diego County Down Payment Assistance Programs

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jeff Dowler

My friend CRAIG GRIFFIN at Guild Mortgage is an expert on DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE programs for first time home buyers in the North San Diego County area. He has a new down payment assistance website that is worth checking out … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready to Move into Your New Home?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Jeff Dowler

Are you ready to move into your new home? No doubt you will be when the time comes. But sometimes delays in closing happen, no matter how well things have gone beforehand. If you don’t have contingency plans, you might … Continue reading →

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Buyers – Here are 5 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Jeff Dowler

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! If buying a home is on your list of to do’s, there is lots of work to do. And to be effective you really need to be serious, and you must be a prepared buyer. I have … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons for Buying a Home in Today’s market

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jeff Dowler

John Mulkey from The Housing Guru shares his thoughts on why it’s a good time for buying a home in today’s market. That’s not to say that everyone should. But for many, it IS a good time and these are … Continue reading →

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What Does a Prepared Buyer Look Like

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff Dowler

How to be a prepared buyer Continue reading →

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FHA Rules are Changing in October and It Will Cost You More

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jeff Dowler

Don’t miss this critical update on the new changes in FHA loans just approved effective October 4 Continue reading →

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Buyer Presentations (Part 1 of 2) | The Value of a Buyer Presentation

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jeff Dowler

This is the first in a 2-part series on buyer presentations: Part 1: Why you should have one Part 2: What you should expect from a presentation If you are a first time home buyer, you need to learn a … Continue reading →

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