Below is an article to assist you in the timing of the tax credit and buying your home in the Greater Austin or Highland Lakes areas - time is running out - you must be under contract by 4/30/10 and closed by 6/30/10....so don't hesitate!
Timeline for the Home Buyer Tax Credit
Feb18, 2010 (Bankrate.com)
Time is running short for people who want to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credits.
There are two homebuyer federal income tax credits: the first-time homebuyer tax credit of up to $8,000, and the move-up homebuyer tax credit of up to $6,500. Both come with deadlines.
To collect either tax credit, buyers have to have homes under contract by April 30. That means that both buyer and seller must have signed the purchase contract by that date. After that, there's another deadline: The transaction has to close by June 30.
If you want to collect the tax credit, don't wait until the last half of April to begin looking for a house. Yes, it's possible that you could do it all in a couple of weeks: find a house that you like, negotiate a price and secure mortgage financing. Possible, but not probable.
"Don't wait till the last minute, and be prepared to stay on top of things from the very outset," says Neil Garfinkel, a lawyer with the law firm of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson LLP, on New York's Long Island.
Below is a timeline for homebuyers who want to complete the transaction on time to collect the federal income tax credit. The following dates aren't ironclad; the real estate agent, lender and title company will know if you need to deviate from this timeline because of your situation or location.
Use this timeline as a general guide and as motivation to take action quickly.
Contact Paragon Property Group at 866-693-7741 for more information about Buying a Home in the Greater Austin or Highland Lakes areas.
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