Getting Married? Skip the Fancy Plates and Ask for a Down Payment Instead

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Getting Married? Skip the Fancy Plates and Ask for a Down Payment Instead: How to crowdfund your dream home. Buy, Finance By: Heather Donahoe

Helping a couple get into their first home, that’s a contribution they won’t ever forget. What will really change the way people use gift registries is when they look beyond the idea of purchasing an item, and decide they want to be a part of someone’s overall life experience instead.

Helping a couple get into their first home, that’s a contribution they won’t ever forget. What will really change the way people use gift registries is when they look beyond the idea of purchasing an item, and decide they want to be a part of someone’s overall life experience instead.

Websites such as FeatherTheNest.com, HatchMyHouse.com andDownPaymentDreams.com allow you to set up the registry.

How to crowdfund your dream home:
Don’t be sheepish. Wedding registries of any variety are simply a series of gift ideas for wedding guests who are already planning to buy a present. A down payment registry is no different—it’s just a suggestion.

Spread the word. Share the specifics of your down payment registry on your wedding website, on any wedding shower invitations, and when friends and family ask where you’re registered.

Be grateful. In addition to the thank-you notes that you’ll send promptly after the wedding, consider sharing periodic updates about your home-buying adventures with the people who helped make it possible. It’s just another way to show your gratitude.

Leave a paper trail. When applying for a home loan, you’ll need to verify that your down payment is yours, free and clear, and not the result of another loan. Most down payment crowdfunding sites will document the nature of the monetary gift.

What do you think of crowdfunding for wedding registries? Let us know in the comments below or on our Facebook page.

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Listing agents, the ones who have the listing, or you see on and ad represent the seller. They have a fiduciary responsibility to represent the seller's best interests, which, not surprisingly, are often in conflict with the buyer's best interests.

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$125,000 Homes across Knoxville

What $125,000 will buy you across Knoxville: A three-bedroom Home of Your Own. http://justlistedknoxville.idxre.com/…/125000Homesac…/223796

Jimmy Haslam Selling Knoxville Mansion for $4.9 Million ....

Jimmy Haslam Selling Knoxville Mansion for $4.9 Million ....  According to realtytoday, the property was under the ownership of Haslam since 1996 when he acquired it for $1.4 million. Famous local architect Charles Barber designed the house in the 1920s along with other houses near the Tennessee River gives the house a scenic view of the river.

The house has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and four half bathrooms. It also has a master bedroom on the main level.

Among the other rooms in the house are the breakfast room, family room, workshop, a den that could be converted to a study, an office that could also double as a bedroom, laundry and utility room, storage room, and a sunroom.

If the areas inside the house is not enough to warrant an activity, one could simply step out and enjoy the view of the mountains and lake by the covered porch.

There is also a swimming pool where one could cool down from the Tennessee heat.

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We are always reading about a buyer's or seller's market in real estate articles

QUESTION: We are always reading about a buyer's or seller's market in real estate articles. What exactly are they talking about?

ANSWER: In real estate terms it means there are more available houses for sale than there are available buyers. With a surplus of house listings to choose from, home buyers become more selective and sellers more anxious to sell often at attractive prices.

On the other hand, a seller's market is the reverse. You have many ready buyers shopping a smaller market of available homes. In this type market, sellers generally have the upper hand and can command good offers, often above the listed price. http://justlistedknoxville.com/newsletter/

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