If you’re in the market to purchase a home, whether for the first time or not, there are several crucial factors to consider before you make your purchase. The process can be overwhelming and confusing, but fortunately, Kevin Martini, a certified mortgage advisor and Raleigh mortgage broker, along with Logan Martini, a senior mortgage strategist, have created the Martini Buyer Guide, the ultimate home buying and mortgage resource.

The Spring 2023 edition of the Martini Buyer Guide was created to provide a straightforward explanation of the current real estate and mortgage markets. It features informative articles that address crucial aspects of home buying and mortgage application processes, and it’s the perfect guide for anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the real estate market.

The Martini Mortgage Group’s Guide to Buying a Home and Getting a Mortgage

The Spring 2023 Martini Buyer Guide was curated to simply explain what is going on in the real estate and mortgage markets.
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What’s Happening in the Housing Market?

The housing market is continuously changing, and it’s essential to keep up with the latest trends, particularly if you’re planning to buy a home this spring. Two critical points to consider are Raleigh mortgage rates and home prices. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 3, provides more details on these two essential factors.

Using the 4 Stages of Homebuyer Demand to YOUR Benefit

To make the most of your home-buying experience, you need to understand the 4 stages of buyer demand. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 6, explains these stages and provides insights on how to use them to your advantage. If you want to learn more about this topic, tune in to episode 173 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, available on all streaming services.

How the Supply of Homes For Sale is Changing

One of the biggest challenges in the housing market today is the low number of homes for sale. However, there are more options available now than there were at this time last year. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 7, explains what this means for homebuyers.

What Past Recessions Tell Us About the Housing Market and Raleigh Mortgage Rates

Many people are wondering what a recession could mean for home values and mortgage rates. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 11, provides insights into what past recessions tell us about the housing market and Raleigh mortgage rates.

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

If you’re a first-time homebuyer in North Carolina, you may be eligible to save up to $2,000 a year with the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) offered by the Martini Mortgage Group in partnership with North Carolina Housing and Finance Agency (NCHFA). This tax credit is not just for the first year; it’s up to $2,000 every year as long as the home remains your primary residence.

5 Traps to Avoid When Buying A Home

Buying a home is a significant investment, and it’s important to avoid common mistakes that could cost you in the long run. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 19 of the Spring 2023 edition, provides valuable insights on five traps to avoid when buying a home.

Things to Avoid After Applying for a Mortgage

Once you’ve found the right home and applied for a mortgage, there are specific things you should avoid doing before closing on your home. Any blip in income, assets, or credit should be reviewed and executed in a way that ensures your home loan can still be approved. The Martini Buyer Guide’s article, which starts on page 24, provides more information on what to avoid after applying for a mortgage.

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Let’s Connect

I’m sure you have questions and thoughts about securing the proper mortgage with the lowest cost of borrowing and real estate process. We’d love to talk with you about what you’ve read in the Spring 2023 Edition of the Martini Buyer Guide and help you on the path to buying your new home. Our number is (919) 238-4934 and we look forward to working with you.

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Homeownership has so much to offer financially but it can also positively impact your life today and impacts future generations too! Raleigh Mortgage Broker and Certified Mortgage Advisor Kevin Martini published a special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast highlights 6 Financial Reasons for Homeownership.

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Raleigh Homeownership Provides Leverage

Leverage is the use of borrowed money to increase your return. Housing is one of the only leveraged investments available today.

Raleigh Homeownership Locks In Your Housing Costs

The only way one can escape rising rents is to consider purchasing a home and locking in your monthly housing payment with a fixed rate mortgage payment.

Raleigh Homeownership Is Usually A Form Of Forced Savings

Every month when you write the check for your mortgage you are not only paying interest, you are also paying principal.

Raleigh Homeownership May Provide Substantial Tax Benefits

If you itemize your taxes you may be able to deduct the mortgage interest you pay on your Federal taxes and State and Local Taxes (SALT) may also be tax deductible on Federal and State taxes too.

Raleigh Homeownership Provides Protection From Inflation

Owning a home is typically a hedge against inflation.

Raleigh Homeownership Provides Non-Financial Benefits

When considering to buy a home you need to to have price and cost clarity of the the dollars and cents but you cannot forget to weigh the non-financial benefit that could truly change your life.

It is never too soon or too late for homeownership

It is never too soon to explore your homeownership options…it is never too late to explore your homeownership options either. If homeownership is right for you and your family then know this…the first step is always the loan not the home.

There is never a substitute for having price and cost clarity before you start looking for a home. Get pre-approved before your home search not just pre-qualified! To a seller a pre-qualification says you are just ready and willing whereas a pre-approval with a Certified Mortgage Advisor with the Martini Group says you are ready, willing and able. It also communicates to the seller you are making a ‘same-as-cash’ offer and that is important to share in any market, especially in a tight real estate market like we are in today.

If you want trusted advice with a digital mortgage process that offer a great rate call either Logan Martini or Kevin Martini with the Martini Mortgage Group.

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There is nothing wrong with renting. In fact there is a time to rent however that time is not now. Do not fret, I am going to unpack this bold statement in a few moments in this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast.

Welcome and thank you for tuning in, my name is Kevin Martini and I am not just the host of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, I am also a Certified Mortgage Advisor with the Martini Mortgage Group which is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. We may have our headquarters in North Carolina however myself and my crew help families all over the U.S. create generational wealth with financing real estate.

Episode 135 is called – 6 Financial Reasons for Homeownership you could also call this episode 6 reason to buy a home in Raleigh or anywhere city in North Carolina or any city in the U.S. for that matter.

Now let me share, recently I was a the grocery store buying my Cocoa Pebbles, yes – – – you know he cereal, and yes, it turns the milk chocolate. Any who, I heard someone say:

‘Excuse me Mr. Martini’

…I immediately got excited because I thought my dad was in the cereal aisle at the grocery store with me but then I realized the chap was talking to me. I responded by saying…

‘I know I have been in the financial services since the mid 80’s however I am just Kevin, my dad is Mr. Martini’

The young man’s name was Stephen and he is a younger millennial an he asked me if he should buy a home now or wait. My response was not yes not no — it was, ‘it depends’.

I know what you are thinking, I should of just said ‘ yes you should’ but if I did that it would be wrongs. You see no one on YouTube, no one on Facebook or Instagram and no one on a Mortgage Podcast or any podcast for that matter and most definitely no mortgage app that can take you to the moon on a rocket can tell you if it is a good, or a smart idea for you to buy a home. Homeownership is right for many but not all. You see, every family I have the privilege to work with is different. There is not a cookie cutter response to Stephen’s question.

Think about this for a moment…getting a mortgage is a big deal, it is a financial instrument just like a stock or a bond that you may buy in your portfolio. You would never buy a stock without making sure it properly fit into your portfolio, would you? You should not just buy a house because someone says you should…everyone is different.

Listen, if you are looking for someone that who just peddles mortgages, then hit the stop button because this is not me! Again, for many, buying a home makes sense — for some it does not. This is something I can help determine when we first connect together. With an open heart, in order to create generational wealth, one needs to own real estate. If homeownership is right for you taking action sooner than later could save you tens of thousands.

Now if buying a home is right for you and your family then I want to share some of the financial benefits associate with buying a home and getting a mortgage with the Martini Mortgage Group with PCL Financial. In this episode, episode 135 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, I am going to share 6 Financial Reasons to Buy a home.

Are you ready? Let is start making this mixing this cocktail.

Number 1 is leverage.

Housing is one of the only leveraged investments still available today. Simply put, leverage is the use of borrowed money to increase your return. To illustrate let us assume that you want to buy a home in Raleigh and home is priced at say $500,000 and you have twenty percent saved. For this that are not quick with math, 20% of 500,000 is 100,000.

So let us look at the transaction in detail…You would buy the home for $500,000 and you would put 20% down, that is $100,000 and you would get an epic mortgage rate on your $400,000 mortgage with me, Kevin Martini, your Certified Mortgage Advisor.

Now let us fast forward say 1-year…in other words, you own the home and you secured the mortgage and you are moved in and lived there for 12-months. For purpose of conversation, let us assume the home appreciation is 5%.

This $500,000 home you purchased just 12-months ago is now worth $525,000. Assuming this is your only asset, your net worth is now $525,000.

Now think about this, let us say you did not buy a $500,000 home in Raleigh and let us assume that you purchased a one-hundred thousand dollar home for cash in Raleigh 12-months ago. Using the same 5% appreciation in the previous example, then your net worth would be $105,000. Make sense so far?

OK, what does it mean? With leverage you made $20,000 more!

Let me share a quote from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University on this topic…and I quote:

“Homeownership allows households to amplify any appreciation on the value of their home by a leveraged factor.” End quote.

The Number 2 of 6 financial reason of homeownership is crazy simple and so very obvious but many people miss it.

You are paying for housing whether you own or rent.

Here is a fact, when you rent you are paying for a mortgage, you are just paying your landlord’s mortgage for them.

For the people that were multitasking let me say it again,

when you rent you are paying for a mortgage, you are just paying your landlord’s mortgage for them.

I mentioned earlier that there is nothing wrong with renting and there is a time to rent and that time is not now in my opinion. Census data shows the median monthly rent continues to go up year after year, in fact, since 1988 it has just gone up and up and up. The only way one can escape rising rents is to consider purchasing a home and locking in your monthly housing payment with a fixed rate mortgage payment. I truly believe that homeownership is a much more stable long-term investment.

Perhaps your concern is credit score or that you are self-employed or maybe it is the down payment required.

On the topic of credit score, I think you will be shocked to know that there are home loan solutions that the Martini Mortgage Group offers families that have experienced a bump and a bruise in the past. I get it, bad things happen to good people and the the bad thing that you have moved passed does not need to prevent you from owning a home.

Perhaps a limiting belief is that you are self-employed…many of the families I work with was a Certified Mortgage Advisor are self-employed and they have a very creative accountant. This week, my business partner and fellow mortgage strategist, Logan Martini helped a self-employed person to qualify for a mortgage just using his bank statements for the last 24-months and we did not even look at his tax returns.

Another concern is downpayment, there is a common misconception in the marketplace that one needs to have a 20% down payment to buy a home. One does not need to make a 20% downpayment to secure a home loan. With with the Martini Mortgage Group there are low and no down payment mortgage solutions that we offer.

Remember you are paying for housing whether you rent or own. For me, if I am paying for something, I want to own it. Please do not let myths about credit score or downpayment or the fact that you are self-employed stop you for exploring your options. I said it earlier, homeownership is not right for everyone and it may or may not be right for you however you owe it to yourself and your family to see if it is right for you.

Let me extend an invitation to you, if you would like to have a confidential conversation with me, I am here, just go to CallWithMartini.com to get access to my schedule and book a time for us to connect or if you prefer, call me by dialing 919.238.4934.

The third financial benefit is associated with the fact that owning a home I usually a form of forced savings. Let me breakdown forced savings.

Every month when you write the check for your mortgage you are not only paying interest, you are also paying principal. When you pay principal you are reducing the amount you owe.

Let me illustrate. If you purchased a $500,000 home and you put 20% down and for example let us assume, for illustration only a 4% rate for with a 30-year fixed mortgage, just like the example we talked about earlier when we were discussing that housing is one of the only leveraged investments still available today.

In this example your Principal and interest would be, $1,909.66 a month. Every month when you make a mortgage payment you are retiring your debt every month.

In this example, you are making a forced saving deposit of $576.33 a month. In this example you are making a forced saving deposit of $6,915.96 a year.

There may be substantial tax benefits to owning a home and having a mortgage is the 4th financial reasons to buy a home

A unique financial reason to buying a home is if you itemize your taxes you may be able to deduct the mortgage interest you pay…assuming you are in a twenty eight percent tax bracket and for illustration ONLY, this would mean the month tax benefit for that $500,000 home we have been discussing would be $373.33 a month. The annual tax benefit would be $4,479.96.

When you rent there is no tax benefit nor ability to write off your rent on your Federal or State taxes however do not fret, your landlord most likely will get the benefits and I am sure your landlord is thankful you are participating to their forced savings.

Inflation is the 5th financial reason for homeownership and to buy a home.

Owning a home is typically a hedge against inflation.

Let me define inflation…inflation is a general increase in prices and a fall in purchasing value of money. At the time of this recording inflation is at a 40-year all-time high.

Housing costs and rents have tended over most periods of time to go up higher than the rate of inflation and for this reason owning a home is an attractive proposition because it provides a hedge against inflation.

Finally, the 6th financial reason for homeownership is the non-financial benefits of homeownership. I know it is crazy to say that a non-financial benefit is a a financial benefit but it is and sadly many people overlook the the feeling of gratitude, security, pride and comfort that homeownership offers.

When considering to buy a home you need to to have price and cost clarity of the the dollars and cents but you cannot forget to weigh the non-financial benefit that could truly change your life.

Let me wrap this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast up with a recap the 6 Kevin Martini financial reasons for homeownership.

Number 1 , housing is one of the only leveraged investments still available today.

Number 2, when you rent you are paying for a mortgage, you are just paying your landlord’s mortgage for them.

Number 3, owning a home I usually a form of forced savings.

Number 4, there may be substantial tax benefits to owning a home and having a mortgage.

Number 5, owning a home is typically a hedge against inflation.

Number 6, homeownership provides non-financial benefits.

In closing, getting qualified and ultimately approved for the right home loan and getting mortgage for your home is NOT like shopping for the lowest priced gas for your car.

Listen, every mortgage company secures the money from the same source so everyone at the end of the day has the same mortgage rates however not everyone provides trusted advice with a secure digital mortgage platform that provides certainty like the Martini Mortgage Group provides. In addition, our job is not done after closing since it is our obligation, duty and responsibility to manage your mortgage for you after closing.

Thank you for tuning in to episode 135 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast which was about the 6 Financial Reasons for homeownership.

Thank you in advance for sharing this episode with someone you care about that may benefit from its contact.

If you want trusted advice with a digital mortgage process that offer a great rate with certainty check out my website by going to: www.MartiniMortgageGroup.com – you can find some real world information in the learning center and you can also securely apply online or book an appointment with me.

Now it is time for the disclaimer:

This material has been prepared for marketing purposes only. This is not a loan commitment or guarantee of any kind. Loan approval and rate are dependent upon borrower credit, collateral, financial history, and program availability at time of origination. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. The Martini Mortgage Group at PCL Financial is a division of Celebrity Home Loans, NMLS # 227765 with a Branch address of 507 N Blount St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. You can contract Certified Mortgage Advisor and Producing Branch Manager, Kevin Martini NMLS# 143962 by calling the Branch and that number is 919.238.4934. For a full list and more licensing information please visit: www.NMLSConsumerAccess.org or by visiting www.MartiniMortgageGroup.com – Equal Housing Lender

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