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Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 9

By Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Real Estate AZ Broker BR030809000

June 17, 2011 08:07 AM

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 9

This is the final step in the Phoenix First Time Home Buyer Series!

All 8 previous home buying steps are listed at the bottom of this article if you've missed any of them. Feel free to contact me if you have further question about buying your first home in the Phoenix area. Knowledge is Power!

Phoenix Home for Sale in Moon Valley

Step 9: Enjoy your first new home!

Congratulations on completing your first home buying process. If you had the right REALTOR it was probably more easy and painless than you thought! Now that it's all done and over with...your paperwork is complete, your fees have been taken care of, and the keys are yours, it's time to move in and enjoy your first new home.

My advice: Turn the house into YOUR home!

Moving into your first home is exciting! The best thing you can do is get settled and make the home yours. What I mean by that is, don't be afraid to paint, hang pictures, decorate, and put out the welcome mat. Once you get everything settled, it'll truly feel like your home.

Thanks for sticking with me through the process! Now that you've read all the steps in buying your first home....Give me a call and let's get started on finding you the perfect home for you!

If you missed former steps of the first time home buying process:

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 1

Guide for First Time Home Buyers - Step 2

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 3

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 4

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 5

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 6

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 7

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 8

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 9

Remember - House Hunting Should be Fun!

Guide For First Time Home Buyers

Guide For First Time Home Buyers - Step 9

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Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.

pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA

SF NYC LA

Hi Anna... this series has been so educational. I hope you get a great deal of requests for your book, 8 SECRETS to make buying your first home EASY!

Jun 17, 2011 08:54 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Anna

Your Phoenix first-time home buyers series is very informative.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jun 17, 2011 10:48 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Michelle Francis

Tim Francis Realty LLC - Atlanta, GA

Realtor, Buckhead Atlanta Homes for Sale & Lease

Anna,

Love this series. There is nothing more fun than seeing buyers enjoy their new home! It's so nice to go back and see it later to see how they are enjoying it.

Have just been contacted by some buyers that are being relocated with a new job to a new country. They said their biggest hurdle to considering the move is how much they LOVE their current home. Be still my beating heart, that was fabulous to hear.

All the best, Michelle

Jun 17, 2011 12:31 PM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Belinda Spillman

Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO

Colorado Living!

Anna, That is a very interesting home. It looks like Arizona to me. I agree. Get busy with the personal touches asap!

Jun 18, 2011 06:11 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Mary Schurr

Mary Schurr Realty - Charlotte, NC

Realtor - Charlotte NC

Anna, What a terrific post and I am sure the book is, as well. First time homebuyers really do need to be educated on the process and even, those that have bought before find the process changes over the years. Buyers will be lucky to have you as their agent! Looks like I have some more reading to do since I just tuned in....

Jun 18, 2011 07:07 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Richard anybody living in Orange County should be calling you for their real esate needs - seriously. First time home buyers do need a lot more attention, thus the ebook was born two years ago. I'm happy to say it's helped out a lot of first time homebuyers.

Peggy - we get a lot of requests for the book. It's an easy read for first time home buyers -at least that's the feedback I hear.

Lou - thanks!

Michelle - It is so much fun handing them the keys and letting them open the door to their dreams. Every time is special! And like you said - it's so good to hear that folks LOVE their home. I sure feel that way about mine.

Belinda - we have such a vast array of styles here in Phoenix. Something for everybody's tastes and style.

Mary - thanks so much! The really do need education and somebody who has the patience and enthusiasm to walk them through the process and keep it as simple and stress-free and FUN as possible. I've had many of them say something like ' I had no idea buying a home would be so much fun!" Now that - alwasy makes me know that I've done my job right. Enjoy the read....let me know what cha think!

Jun 18, 2011 07:24 AM

Karen Hawkins, MBA - Langley & Surrey, BC

Royal Pro Real Estate Network - Langley, BC

Anna - these are such great tips - the whole series is an interesting as it is informative! (And that is one wild looking house!)

Jun 18, 2011 09:01 PM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Lynn Afton

Greenridge Realty Oakmont - Big Rapids, MI

REALTOR® Near Big Rapids, MI, Mecosta County

Count me in - this will be a time saver in the long run. Great idea giving your ebook for free to buyers, and gathering new home buyer contacts from the sign-ups.

May 10, 2012 11:24 PM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ

Beth and Richard Witt

New York, NY

The best Retired Brokers !!!!

Great post... very informative... I agree with Lynn... great idea to give that ebook for free... I learn so much from Active Rain and I that's after being in the business for 33 years... I tell every agent to join and I hope they listen to me.... have a Happy Day

May 19, 2012 01:17 AM