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7 Things Not To Do As A Home Buyer

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Real Estate Agent with Tierra Antigua Realty

A Humorous look at what Homne Buyers should not do when buying a home. (Short Version)

  1. Buy a house on emotion. Who cares that the one across the street sold for $200,000 less.
  2. Don't insult the seller by asking for an inspection. You're sure that they took great care of the home and nothing is going to happen.
  3. Go out and buy a home on your own without a REALTOR®. Home Sellers would never take advantage of an unsuspecting Buyer.
  4. Ignore the appearance of the neighborhood. The chemical factory behind you doesn’t mean anything.
  5. Don’t read information your REALTOR® gives you. It’s all a bunch of garbage meant to confuse you.
  6. Ignore your lender. He or she couldn’t possibly be right.
  7. Spend baby spend. You found the house you like, before buying it get that big TV you’ve wanted, buy a new car...

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James Lyon
LyonSF - San Francisco, CA
916-521-1214

Nice! I think we have all had someone from every category at one time or another.

Dec 11, 2011 02:06 PM
Lisa Wetzel
RE/MAX Realty Affiliates - Carson City, NV
CDPE, SFR carsonvalleyland.com

Douglas ... Great Blog!  Thanks very much for the great advice!

Dec 11, 2011 02:07 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

This is a great list.. and all so true.  Wish buyers had to past a test first!

Dec 11, 2011 02:07 PM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Douglas, what an amusing (albeit, true) list! 

I followed the link to your Website - I like the expanded version.

Dec 11, 2011 02:15 PM
Douglas Trudeau
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
MBA, Assoc. Broker, Selling Tucson Real Estate

Thank you all for your comments. Sometimes we have to laugh at what we see. The full version is the best.

Dec 11, 2011 02:23 PM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Douglas - Thank you for sharing detailed quality information on seven things not to do as a home buyer.

Dec 11, 2011 04:02 PM
Michael Rohde
Sunstreet Mortgage LLC. Licensed Mortgage Professional - Tucson, AZ

A little levity is a wonderful trait to have and we all need it since all I can do is laugh sometimes at how this last four years in the business has been at least on the lending end. Remember, I as a lender, caused the whole meltdown of the world. Nice post Doug.

Dec 16, 2011 10:51 AM