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We know how exciting it is to be planning for a new home. Everything should be perfect and there is no room for anything to go wrong. Armed with the expert knowledge of your experienced and friendly Realtor, following the eight steps mentioned below, in conjunction with our previous blog post “Five Things You Need to Know When Buying a Home”, you will be in the best position to be in the best home for you and your family.
Work Up Your Wish List
Understanding exactly what it is that you need in a home is a huge step. Without realizing it, many potential new homeowners have no idea what they want or need when it comes down to looking for the perfect home. Through working with your Realtor on a needs breakdown, you are shown the areas that are most beneficial for the needs of your family and lifestyle. Finding the perfect home can only be done if you know what the perfect home for you is.
Do Some Home-Searching
Looking for the home of your dreams is not a matter of poring over real estate magazines or searching endless Google searches; it’s a matter of having access to the latest and greatest listings that are relevant to you and your needs. We provide you exclusive access to our MLS system that will accurately and quickly show you the results with hundreds of potentially perfect homes. The information remains updated, with current property listings maintained on a regular basis.
Let Them Know You’re Interested
Once you have identified what your perfect home is, have searched high and wide for the one that fulfills your dreams and have centered on the ideal property – the next step is to make an offer on the property. With our guidance, you will be shown the best ways to manage this aspect of your transaction. Important advice will be administered that will help you to be sure of your decisions and then the proper assistance will be given to follow through with the decision and offer-making process.
Dilly Dally With Dollar Amounts
Unless hardcore buying and selling transactions come naturally to you, it can be difficult to negotiate with the existing homeowners. Using your agent as a buffer, the negotiation process can and does become an easy one, managed entirely through liaison communication, putting the burden of results on the agents negotiating the sales on their clients’ behalf.
Ensure Smooth Sailing Within All Services
As soon as your offer is accepted, there are the tedious procedures that involve vendors. For services from anything from termite inspections and building code checks to title insurance or other vital steps along the way, having someone who is experienced and has managed hundreds if not thousands of such transactions, is ideal. Not only will this remove the burden of the stressful aspect of a new move from you, it will clear up the way for you to start planning on the fun stuff like registrations in neighborhood schools, signing up for utilities and getting to know your potential neighborhood.
Get The Documents Lined Up
One of THE most daunting aspects of buying a new home is the mountains and mountains of paperwork. Ok, so it may not be that much, but it seems that way for people who are unfamiliar with the language in those documents and the meaning behind what is written. Preparing documents prior to the closing process is an important part of the entire thing and it requires meticulous attention to detail and a working knowledge of the contracts.
Finalize Everything Flawlessly
While closing on the sale of your new home is the most exciting part – especially after having gone through weeks and sometimes months of getting to this point – the closing step is a crucial one and has the potential to slow things down if not handled flawlessly. Your Realtor will work to ensure smooth sailing during this stage so that you can focus on the prize – your new home!
Wrap the House Up In a Neat Bow
Now that everything is said and done, the real fun begins. During post-closing time, it’s time to move in your furniture, acquaint yourself with the ins and outs of your new area and complete the package. The support and assistance you will get from your partners in real estate will be pivotal at this junction since they will have seen you through all stages of this exciting venture. Being the biggest purchase in their lifetime for most people, this last step is the most fun.
When you trust an agent to help you with all the steps mentioned above, you KNOW you can focus on the more exciting parts of moving in to your new home. By leaving the tedious things like poring over long documents and tiny fine print, you can enjoy the process of looking for your home using our services such as exclusive access of the latest listings. At the end of the day, you can look forward to years of lasting enjoying in your new home!
