One of the most common mistakes I see with first time home buyers is being distracted with the sellers decorating style, or lack thereof. Many buyers cannot visualize how a home would look with different paint colors and/or carpet, or even how it would look with their own furniture.

In addition, buyers often cannot look past the decor to see the structural elements such as age of the roof, HVAC or windows. First time home buyer's are often used to a landlord taking care of the property and thus they don’t look, or forget to care, about these bigger ticket items.

This is where a real estate agent that is experienced with dealing with first time home buyers can give them a friendly reminder to keep things in perspective. It's part of my job to ensure that first time home buyers don’t just purchase a “pretty” home that will cost them an extra $10,000 over the next few months because they didn’t realize that these bigger ticket items needed attention. In short, first time home buyers need to remember that “looks” are not everything! Their pocketbooks will love it!

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