What To Do Before, During and After The Purchase of Your New Home

Here is a list of several important steps I give to my Buyers on a regular basis. It's interesting to note that of everything I do for buyers throughout the buying process, when everything is done, my clients share this simple list was a huge contributor in helping them to have a positive home buying experience.

Here is what to do BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE PURCHASE of your new home:
1)      Know your Credit Score - Click here to get your FREE Credit Score
2)     Find a lender and get your Pre-Approval - Here is an interesting article worth reading on this subject.
3)     Find a Realtor - You will need guidance in this process. You will need someone you can trust to prepare paper work, show you houses, supply phone numbers of trusted vendors and work with all kinds of contingencies.
4)     Use the internet for your Search for Homes. Look for houses ONLY in your price range.
5)     Drive by some of the houses you like without your Realtor so as to "fine tune" your search. Perhaps you should park your car and walk the neighborhood.
6)     Ask your Realtor to show you some homes - perhaps a tour of several. If you believe you've found the house you are looking for, ask for a second walk thru.
7)     Have your agent assist you in making the offer. Your Realtor will run some comparables for you. These important numbers will assist you in making a good offer to the sellers.
8)     Stay on schedule with all of your contingencies. Remember to write down ALL of your appointments.
9)     Expect there to be some bumps and allow your Realtor to absorb them. Real Estate transactions are seldom "smooth sailing". There is almost always a surprise or two.
10)   Don't be nervous on the day of your closing. Instead, learn from it and allow it to be an experience to personally grow from.
11)   Immediately have your house re-keyed before moving in. I don't care how nice the sellers were, you do not know who might have keys to the house you just bought. Do this before sleeping there even one night. When purchasing a new house, this is often done for you automatically.
12)   Move in and begin making your new house your new HOME.

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