Buying Tips
How I Can Help You Buy a Home
Whether it’s your first home or if you’re an experienced buyer, purchasing a home is a complex process.
By working with me, you’ll find a home in the neighborhood where you want to live,
one that fits your budget and meets your goals for features, quality and value.
Once you’ve found the home that’s right for you, I will guide you through the process of making an offer;
negotiating the terms of the sale; getting your potential purchase inspected, repaired and appraised; and closing the sale.
- Be more likely to find the home that meets all your criteria
- Lessen the amount of time it will take to find your home
- Understand all the terms, processes and documents used when buying your home
- Have up-to-date market information that will allow you to make informed decisions
- Have a skilled negotiator working on your behalf, one who is committed to looking after your best interests
- Enjoy peace of mind, knowing that all the details of your purchase are being taken care of by an experienced and knowledgeable professional
Selling Tips
How I Can Help You Sell a Home
Helping find a buyer for your home is only one facet of a real estate professional’s job. There are many more aspects including explaining the basic real estate practices and principles and all the related paperwork, Performing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help determine your home’s value, helping to prepare your home for sale, listing your home, marketing your home, keeping you informed throughout the process. When the sale begins, it’s important to work with someone who will assist you with the paperwork, negotiate on your behalf, make sure deadlines are met, and work with the escrow company.
- Be more likely to realize the highest return on the sale of your home
- Reduce the number of days your home is on the market
- Become familiar with all the terms, processes and paperwork involved in selling your home
- Have confidence that your home will enjoy exposure to more buyers and agents with qualified buyers
- Receive regularly updated market information that will enable you to make informed decisions
- Have a skilled negotiator working on your behalf
- Have peace of mind knowing that all the details of your sale are being handled properly by a licensed and trained professional
Things to Consider
How I can help you prepare for buying home
The home buying process can feel overwhelming. As an agent my duty is to help you prepare and guide you through the process. By following a few of these tips the feeling of being unprepared can minimized. Having an agent assist you from the very first step to the day you are handed the keys and even after that is the ultimate tool in the process. I am here to be that agent for you, so you can take in every moment.
- Fully understand the buying process
- Beginning to end, ask any and all questions
- Research, recognize and understand your financing options
- There is several mortgage options out there. The type you chose will determine mortgage payment, down payment interest rate etc.
- Get all documents in order ahead of time
- Various documents will be needed for lenders, closing etc.
- Prioritize your wants and needs
- Prepare for potential unexpected costs
- Closing costs, inspections, repairs, down payments etc.
- Do not skip the preapproval
- Having a preapproval letter not only helps you understand your budget, it also looks better to a seller when looking at offers.
- Hire not only a trusted realtor, but a realtor who understands your wants and needs.
