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8 Steps to Buying
Your Home
From the decision to buy to the day you get your keys: a clear, honest guide to every step of the home buying process in Los Angeles.
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The decision to buy is the most important step. While many people talk themselves out of it (worrying about the down payment, their credit score, or market timing), the facts tell a different story. Homeownership is one of the most reliable paths to building long-term wealth. Renters pay down someone else's mortgage while their landlord's equity grows. Buyers invest in themselves.
Key Actions
- Timing the market perfectly matters far less than getting started
- Down payment assistance programs exist for many first-time buyers
- Your first home doesn't have to be your forever home; it's a stepping stone
- Mortgage payments build equity; rent payments build none
- Start with what you can afford; appreciation does the rest over time
Wealth building is the #1 reason to buy, not timing the market.
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30–45
Days avg. escrow in LA County
2–5%
Typical closing costs
17
Contingency days in CA
$806K
Conforming loan limit, LA County