Getting ready to purchase your home? Whether you have purchased homes before or this is your very first home, here are a few tips...

  • Get pre-approved prior to making an offer.

  • Include a complimentary note to seller when making an offer. Sellers will negotiate for the benefit of buyer, if they like the buyer.

  • Ask your agent for a market analysis on the property you want to buy.

  • Choose a top agent - an ABR, CRS, GRI

  • Know the difference between your wants and needs.

  • Have your agents search other sources beyond the MLS.

  • Have a home inspection prior to close.

  • Have as little contingencies as possible in making an offer.

  • Work with an agent that has a quick return call guarantee - when negotiating, time is money.

  • Work with an agent that has a transaction checklist to be sure that ALL details are tended to and completed for a positive and closed transaction.