Chapter 2
She and He decided to forgo their Realtors advice and go with Uncle B's 3rd cousin from his first marriage for their mortgage. He was almost family..... right? What could go wrong?
It was a new day! He and She set up an appointment with their Realtor on Tuesday at 10 AM. In the meantime, He decided that he was going to do some house shopping on the Internet. He looked for several hours at every website known to man. Finally, He found a house that seemed to be too good to be true. To see the house all He needed to do was fill out an online survey - he had already filled out a bunch of those surveys so he figured - what the heck. He finished up the survey & pressed the info send button. All of a sudden his screen went black - then a message started to flash on his screen - You have downloaded the Too Good to Be True Virus. Your hard drive is now fried. Ha...Ha! Oh no thought He, She is going to kill me. He decided that he'd better go to bed & figure out a plan in the morning.
The next day He and She decided to go to their Buyer consultation meeting. Their Realtor sat them down in her office. The atmosphere was very relaxed.
All of a sudden He's phone started to ring - it was another Realtor calling to follow up on He's Internet inquiry. He quickly got rid of the call & put his phone on vibrate.
Time to get started! Their Realtor went through the entire buying process and really got to know them and what they wanted in a house.
As time went by, it had become clear to everyone in the room that something was up. He's phone was vibrating almost non-stop. Their Realtor told He it must be something important He should take the call. He answered... it was another Realtor calling him back again. He finally fesses up to their Realtor & She that he had contacted several other agents via the Internet and He didn't realize that they all would call him.
Their Realtor smiled and said - this is the perfect time for me to tell you about Buyer Agency. In most cases, a Realtor can be of better service to you when you are in Buyer Agency with them. Being in buyer's agency allows an agent to work for your interests and to try to achieve your goals. Negotiating for you to get you the best price is one of the best reasons. He and She decided Buyer agency seemed like a good option & signed a 6 month contract with their Realtor.
Now said their Realtor - let's get the process started. Tell me about the house that you want? She said we need a house with 3 bedrooms so we have plenty of room for kids and we need a big yard. He said I want a 2 car garage. Their Realtor said let me find several houses for you to check out. Their Realtor gave He and She several houses choices to go through - their task was to bring the list down to 3 houses that they ‘really" wanted to see. After a while they were able to get the list down to 7.
Something was starting to come clear. She wanted a house that was ready to move in and He wanted a foreclosure or fixer upper. Their Realtor said - ok I think we need to find the happy medium... we need to find a house with solid bones, but it needs to look like the Brady bunch lived there... that way He has projects to stay busy and She can move right in - does that sound workable? He looked at she they both smiled ear to ear - that was the answer! Their Realtor told them to drive by the houses on their "see" list and call her in the morning to set up appointments.
He agreed to let his Realtor call other agents from now on. No more filling out Internet website information. He just hoped his computer would work when he got home....
A few days later it was time to do some showings. He brought his Dad who bought his last house in 1973. Things haven't changed much since 1973 right?
Will He's Dad help or hinder their home buying process?
Find out in Chapter 3!
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