How to Successfully Buy a Home

Trulia, Zillow, Websites, Oh My! Over the last 10

years the internet has put the job of finding the right home on the home buyer. You have websites to search and homes to see all over the internet that can just drive you crazy. Before you get online and start looking at virtual tours and homes to buy, you should read below and follow these steps so you can successfully buy your home and avoid a lot of frustration and headaches.  

How to Successfully Buy a Home

• You will need to obtain a mortgage pre-approval if you are not buying the home with cash. You should look for a local mortgage professional to assist you.
• Contact a Realtor(R) and sit down with them and discuss what you want in a home as well as what you need. My real estate consultations are necessary for me to work for you. I cannot do my job effectively without a consultation before we look at home.
• Give your Realtor(R) a full picture of you situation and what you definitely need in the home as well as specific neighborhoods or areas you wish to live in. There are a lot of homes for sale and you will want to only look at homes that fit your criteria.
• Allow your Realtor(R) to set you up with an email alert of homes that fit your criteria and discuss with them which homes you want to see. Stay off of the Internet. Zillow and Trulia are inaccurate and out dated information. If you see a home online that your Realtor(R) did not email you, there is a reason.
• Give your Realtor(R) the ability to do their job. We are trained professionals who handle real estate transactions all the time. Let our experience work for you and make your home purchase an enjoyable one.

You will then be ready to head out and look at home with the confidence that you are qualified to buy the home and you know that you are looking at homes that fit your criteria. Once we find the right home for you we will discuss your offer and contingencies of your offer and contract. Home buying should not be taken lightly and if you follow a plan you will see the homes you want to see and you will have an enjoyable experience and with the guidance of your Realtor(R) you will successfully buy the home you want.

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written by Michael J. Gallo