Buying your first home in Madison WI: hiring the right buyer agent

If you are a first-time home buyer seeking to buy a home in Madison WI, one of the very first things you should do is get your mortgage pre-approval.

When you have your financing plans in place, then it's time to look at homes. This is where your buyer agent comes into play. A great buyer agent will help you in a number of different ways. These include:

• Simplify the home buying process by implementing a plan that keeps you focused and saves you time, as you go about the process of finding the right home at the right price.
• Introduce you to the communities and neighborhoods that are of interest to you.
• Schedule and coordinate all of your showings.
• Help you obtain answers to all of the questions you may have about an individual property and the home buying process as a whole. You will have a lot of questions. A great buyer agent will provide you with all of the answers you need throughout the entire process.  
• Keep you up-to-date on the latest market trends in your neighborhoods of interest.
• Draft your offer to purchase for you, and negotiate on your behalf once you've found the perfect home at the perfect price.
• Manage and track all of your contingencies, including your earnest money, financing, inspection and testing, and any other contingencies that are a part of your offer. 
• Attend your home inspection with you, and assist you with any further negotiations that are required based on the results of your inspection.  
• Be your guide throughout the entire process, from the time of your first showing, to the day of your closing and beyond.

We recommend you "test drive" your buyer agent before you sign a buyer agency agreement. This will give both you and your agent some time to work with each other, to ensure you have a good working relationship before you move forward with your home purchase plans.

Do you have questions about buying a home in Madison? Feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to sit down with you and offer our thoughts on how you can move forward with this very exciting milestone in your life.

The DaneCountyMarket.com real estate team at Keller Williams Realty, Madison, WI