Part II: First Time Home buyers Bootcamp
Well, congratulations you have gotten your pre-approval letter and are ready to FIND YOUR HOME! Before you and your real estate agent venture out and start "looking" it is a good idea to sit down and fill out your wish list...remember when you were little and it was Christmas time and you'd have your list all ready waaaay before Thanksgiving? You want to sit down and discuss your wish list with your significant other, if that is the case. When you have two peoples hopes and dreams of their first home, fullfilling both persons expectations can be alittle tricky--so having that all hammered out in a list of must haves, may haves and never haves, makes the actual showing process less stressful.
Having a clear picture of each person's preferred locations, type of home (rancher, townhome etc.) number of bedrooms etc. all written down makes it much more direct to set up searches and get out to see only the homes that fit your needs.
Try this: On a sheet of paper put these headings-each person involved in the decision making process gets a sheet. Fill out your page and then get together compare and sort through until you have one common page....
Example:
Must-Haves May-Haves NEVER-Haves
3 bedrooms finished basement rancher
5 miles of work central air near firehouse
dining room fenced yard hilly property
Once you have worked through and combined your lists into one list, you are ready to give this specific information to your real estate professional and he/she will input the information into her search criteria and VOILA! You will find your list of your very first showings! This simple but very useful process will eliminate visiting properties that one person likes but the other doesn't, but will go anyway in order to avoid hurting that persons feelings. It will help to pinpoint finding your DREAM HOME more quickly!
Next week: PART III: YOUR FIRST ACTUAL SHOWING...WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FOR?
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