
Million Dollar Listing Star Ryan Serhant On Getting a Pre-Approv…

Can These Products Improve Gut Health? + Rach's Two-For-One Dinn…

Actor and Singer Skylar Astin + Dr. Ian Smith's Chicken Burrito …

Ali Wentworth Talks Brooke Shields Documentary + A 58-Year-Old G…

Our Easy As 1-2-3 Show: 3-Ingredient Cake, DIY Projects + More

How to Make Miso Caramelized Apple Upside-Down Cake

How to Make Creamy Caramelized Leek Pasta

How to Make Cascatelli Pasta with Cauliflower, Bacon and Sage

How to Make "Everything But Rachael's Kitchen Sink" Salted Choco…

How to Make Asian-Style Chicken Salad with Sweet & Spicy Dressin…

Inspiring Sanctuary (With Cute Pig Named Ziggy) Takes In Unwante…

Stacy London Lets You Shop Her Closet For a Good Cause

This 80-Year-Old Is a Professional Powerlifter—and She Says She'…

How to Make Honey Butter Fried Chicken Biscuits | "Stand by Your…

Stacy London’s Tips For Cleaning Out Your Closet

Country Singer Hannah Dasher Hilariously Details Her Weight Loss…

Bacon 'n' Beef Chili | Rachael Ray

How to Make Chocolate Matzo Icebox Cake from the Creator of PieC…

Sara Haines Isn’t Afraid to Talk About “Embarrassing” Topics on …

Sara Haines Jokes About the “Struggle” of Juggling 3 Kids + Husb…
When is the right time to get pre-approved for a mortgage? Well, who better to ask than Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing" star and author of Sell it Like Serhant, Ryan Serhant?
Q: "Do I need to be pre-approved for a mortgage before placing a bid on a house?"
— Anita, viewer
A: "Okay, so this is a huge one," Ryan says. "I'm a real estate broker, I work with a lot of people looking to buy homes, and they always do this later which is so frustrating because it's like going to a mall without your credit card."
Ryan says that while it's fun to shop, you need to know what you can afford. "Whether you can spend maybe more, which is awesome, or less, which is less awesome, at least you can look within your budget or in your means. So if you are being pre-approved for $200,000, that doesn't mean you have to look only up to $200,000 or you can't look at any other range — just know that's your comfortable budget."
Ryan says having a comfortable budget is like wearing sweatpants at dinner. "You want to leave some room."
Now he's speaking our language!