If The First Home You See Is The Right Home, What Will You Do?

Hi Michael - I hate it when that happens, because it means we're going to be looking at a lot of homes to make sure - after all, if the first one is that good, there's got to be others even better.

I took some buyers through a cottage style single family  home the other day.  The next day we looked at a similar one on a different lot in the same subdivision, better view.  They were close, but I did show  them another development so they could see the inherent value in the one they were considering.  That was enough to get them to write an offer.  Sometimes the first one is the charm.

Good talking points with potential clients.  You will also be able to gauge their motivation too.  One recent client wanted to see at least 7 before pulling the trigger, we saw double that, plus a few more ;-)

I think it's great to do your homework and kiss a lot of frogs.  But Michael,  sometimes, you just KNOW that the first one you see is your Bershert!

I find the longer I do this the more common it becomes that the first one is the right one. I think because often we meet at the home that caught their eye on the Internet

Michael-Congrats on the well deserved feature. This is definitely a great question to ask. I am not sure if I would choose the first one probably because of my unfortunate past history with buying a money pit. The one difference now is I am more knowledgeable than I was then and hopefully wiser plus there is the internet which I didn't have then.  For me down the road I may buy my brothers out when Mom passes and stay here or move somewhere else. The one thing I will have at that point is more options. Time will tell. I may become a gyspy and travel from place to place footloose and fancy free. Smiling

Michael, we pretty much know what type of home our buyers would be interested in. I try to preview them before I show them to my buyers, then put them in an order from least (possible) favorite to most desirable and show the one I think they would like the last.

I bought a house a year ago....I knew it was THE ONE as soon as I saw it....no doubt, no question.  I'm really glad that I spent the day before looking at houses that WERE NOT the one.  Had it been the first one I looked at, I would have felt a need to compare and "make sure"....I think I would have felt doubt.  I don't think I could make an offer on the first house I saw.

Great post Michael and great list of questions!  I too ask lots of question but you have some here that I never considered.  Will now be using the "If the first home you see is the right one, what will you do?"

Michael - I just had this happen a couple of weekends ago.  I had the perfect home for my buyers, they loved it, unfortunately they had to tell me a million times that this was their first time looking at homes - no offer.   Personally I don't know how to change that mind set, but I love some of the suggestions on how other agents set up their showings and their process.  Great post!

Michael, well, the buyer could miss out on the first lovely they saw if they entertain other homes. It's a risk, especially in this market.

Michael - This is a great point and a great question to ask buyers. I'm curious what the percentage would be for how many buyers said yes and how many said no.