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Buying Your First Home? Real Estate Agents Are Your Professional Guides. Make Sure You Choose a Top Expert.  You might be a bit afraid or intimidated by the whole process of buying your first home. As top Burbank, Sun Valley and North Hollywood real estate experts, it's our job to guide you, from beginning to end. We will take the time to go through each and every step of the buying process. There are no dumb questions! Together, we will consider: - How much can you really afford? - How to qualify for a mortgage. - How much cash you should put down. - How to buy a home with little or nothing down. - What it takes to get approved for financing. What banks and other financial institutions are looking for. - How much your payments will be. - The tax advantages of buying. - Is renting or buying better for you? Tell us a bit about your situation below. We'll get right back to you. There is absolutely no charge, and we offer this to you with no strings attached. So, Let Us Assist You through this Process The Miranda Team  New to the home buying process? Tell us your concerns. Ask us questions. It's our job to help! There's no obligation, and we promise to get back to you quickly...
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Buying Land and New Construction >Buying New or Buying Old
New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.
Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.
New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.
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Grace and Lucas Miranda The Miranda Team Keller Williams World Media Center 401 South First Street Burbank, CA 91502 Office: 818-239-3545 Fax: 818-239-3555 DRE#: 01275725 Office DRE#:: 01521876 Grace's Email: GraceMiranda@live.com Lucas's Email: LucasMirandaRE@gmail.com
The Miranda Team at Keller Williams World Media Center is one of the highest producing real estate teams in this area. The team is composed of Grace Miranda, listing agent, and her son, Lucas Miranda, as the team’s buyer’s specialist.
Grace and Lucas are consistent top producers serving areas that include Burbank, Glendale, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, North Hollywood, Studio City, Toluca Lake, and surrounding communities. They serve a wide spectrum of clients from first time home buyers, entertainment industry clients, to equestrian enthusiasts and luxury properties. Their team combines attention to detail, integrity, professionalism, the highest service, as well as utmost discretion as they assist their clients in the process of selling and buying homes. Need to buy a home in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, or the San Gabriel Valley? Call Lucas today to start the hunt for your perfect home at an amazing price! Need to sell a home in Burbank, Glendale, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, North Hollywood, Studio City, Toluca Lake or surrounding areas? Give Grace a call to get your home sold quickly for top dollar. Grace also specializes in Short Sales, pre-foreclosure sales, and is certified as a Short Sale Specialist and an REO Specialist. 

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