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Buying Fixer-Upper Real Estate in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
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When you first start looking for homes in Bethlehem Pennsylvania you may find some “steals” on the Web. Homes that are advertised as handyman’s specials. It is very important to look at the neighborhood when looking at these houses. If the homes surrounding the house in question are well maintained and it is a nice neighborhood, then you should calculate what it will take to improve the home to a comparable standard. If the cost of the fixer-upper and the cost of the home improvements is still under the median cost of other houses in the neighborhood and you have the skills or the cash to do the repairs, then buying a fixer-upper might be a good investment. You can then make the house into your home!
However, beware of homes that are extremely cheap in neighborhoods that are in a decline. The home’s price may be not only a reflection of the condition of the house, but of the declining neighborhood. This is where a Bethlehem Real Estate agent who is an expert in Relocation to Bethlehem Pennsylvania can help you evaluate whether the purchase will be a sensible investment for you. Click on the FREE “Relocation to Bethlehem Pennsylvania” real estate information package. One of our Bethlehem Pennsylvania Real Estate agents will contact you to help with your relocation to Bethlehem Pennsylvania.
Whatever you do, if you are considering buying a fixer-upper home, make sure you have it inspected by a qualified home inspector. Place a contingency clause in the contract subject to approval by you of improvement estimates. Repairs that you guess may take $10,000 may end up costing twice that! Make sure that before you close you have the necessary skills and assets to turn the house into a home within your budget! Click on the link above and our New Quest City Bethlehem Real Estate agent can help you with your relocation to Bethlehem Pennsylvania by providing guidance and expert advice on every process of the purchase.
FINANCING A FIXER-UPPER. Some mortgage lenders will allow you to close on the home with a construction loan and then place permanent financing on the home as soon as the repairs are made. This gives you the freedom to put your cash down on the home to benefit from reducing or eliminating Private Mortgage Insurance without having to come up with additional cash to do the improvements. Your New Quest City Bethlehem Pennsylvania Relocation Realtor can help you find a local mortgage company that can help you with a construction loan.
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Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329. Bethlehem lies in the center the Lehigh Valley, a 731-square-mile area that is home to more than 650,000 people. The Lehigh Valley region embraces a trio of cities (Bethlehem, Allentown and Easton) within two counties (Lehigh and Northampton), making it Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan area. Smaller than Allentown but larger than Easton, Bethlehem is the Lehigh Valley's second most populated city. There are three general sections of the city, North Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem. Each of these sections blossomed at different times in the city's development and each contain areas recognized under the National Register of Historic Places. In July 2006, Money magazine included Bethlehem in its list of the "Top 100 Places to Live". -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
| Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | United States | |
| Population | 71,329 | 12,281,054 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 36.2 | 38 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 33.4 | 36.5 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 38.9 | 39.4 | 36.5 |
| Households | 28,116 | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 65,677 | 11,847,753 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.34 | 2.48 | 2.59 |
| Families | 17,090 | 3,208,388 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.95 | 3.04 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 29,631 | 5,249,750 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 28,116 | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 1,515 | 472,747 | 10,424,540 |
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