Alphonso Jackson Quotes

Buying a home is exciting, but it's also a big financial commitment.

Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence.

Buying a home is a very emotional process. It's important to remain rational and stick with your price limit while buying.

I still think buying a home is the best investment any individual can make.

I bought my first house at 19-years old.

Buying a house is not an overnight decision, and people can wait for 3 to 6 months.

When I was ready to buy my first home after years of renting, I immediately zeroed in on Dorchester.

It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.

If I am going to get in a cab to go home, and I see a sign for an open house, I will go in. I like real estate because I am the boss.

Potential home buyers have a two-step decision process. First, they determine whether they can afford to make a purchase - does their income safely cover their mortgage payment? Then they determine whether owning is a better financial choice than renting - are the costs of owning a home lower than the cost of renting it?

Home ownership really starts with a job.

One of the biggest challenges is that once somebody realizes that they're ready to buy a home, then they realize that they haven't prepared properly, and it takes a while.

While I encourage people to save 100% down for a home, a mortgage is the one debt that I don't frown upon.

If you rent, that's it. You don't have to pay any interest to anybody. You don't have to pay any maintenance costs to anybody. You don't have to worry about whether the boiler is going to break down. While if you own your own home, you have a hundred aggravations.

Generally, there are three rules when it comes to borrowing money: You need to have good credit, proof of income and cash for a down payment. Most people have the first two, but it's the third that trips them up. And nowhere does that come into play more than the mortgage market.

The American dream is still to own your home.

Yes, Americans can still get credit for cars and trucks and refrigerators, and those businesses are doing well. But just try to get a home loan now.

The Federal Housing Administration has their leaflets there [The National Home Show] showing exactly how much it costs to build a house of this kind and what the monthly payments are. You pay twenty percent down and then pay the remainder over a period of twenty years, which should encourage home owning in this country on a much safer basis than has ever existed before for the average family.

I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a house. They say you shouldn't make an emotional decision with a house, but I think it is the only decision you can make.

There's a lot of drama that goes into just buying a house, let alone renovating a house.

Anytime someone asks me to look at a new house with them, I'm like, 'Yes!'

The average person that lives in Sydney, if they want to buy a house in Sydney, that shouldn't be out of reach for them.

You are not going to get married through technology. You are not going to buy a house through technology.

If you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-year mortgage, the cost is fixed.

A mortgage transaction is very complex, very complicated, and very localized - the rules are not just by state but by county, sometimes even by municipality.