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Step by Step Guide to the Home Building Process

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Hello World! Welcome Friends! Whether you’re looking to make an investment or get yourself into a brand new home, building a property from scratch for the very first time can be intimidating. The home building process can be a long and complex one, but that shouldn’t ruin your excitement while you anticipate your new investment property or home. Learning about the process and being aware of your role throughout it can make it much easier to approach since you’ll know how to handle anything that might come your way. Go Homes is a home builder  based in Perth. We worked with them to put together a guide to help take the mystery and stress out of things for first time home builders. Read this blog to learn what you’ll need to do and be aware of to make it a smooth and enjoyable journey. Source Set Your Budget & Do Your Research Whether you already have a preferred house design in mind or want to customize your build, there are some things to factor...

Compare Home Owner Vs Renter

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Hi there! We wanted to introduce you to a couple of people we know: Harriet the homeowner (who recently built her own home with First Home Buyers Direct) and Rita the renter. They’re the same age, both have the same income, share similar lifestyles and work in the same industry, but as you can see, Harriet is all smiles while Rita looks a bit worried. That’s because she’s not sure that the money that she pays in rent each week is working for her as much as Harriet’s mortgage repayments are. Sure, she has an extra $60 or so a week to play with, but after seeing Harriet move into her brand new home, she’s wondering whether that money would be better spent on something smarter than UberEats. To help you decide whether building your own home or renting is the better option, we’ve done a bit of a side-by-side comparison of Harriet and Rita for you. Harriet:  mortgage repayments go towards paying off her house and building up an investment that will increase in value in the futu...