The Clock Is Ticking on the $8000 First-Time Home Buyer Credit

If you are a first-time home buyer hoping to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit, I hope you have done your homework and are out there looking for your home because time is quickly running out.
If you haven’t been preapproved for a mortgage, you should find yourself a reputable lender and get yourself preapproved. It takes time and there may be some issues you need to address before you can get your approval.
Find yourself a buyer agent and get out there looking. If you are not aware, it takes 30 or more days to close on your new home so if you are looking at the calendar that only leaves a little more than 4 months. Tha....