Our 8 Step Buying Process - Beginning your home search can be an overwhelming and daunting task. Because of that, I'll makes sure that you understand each of the 8 steps that we take to make the process as easy and painless as possible. By the end of your search, with my support and guidance, you will live happily ever after in your new, dream home.
Pre-qualification - I'll introduce you to my mortgage partner Brian Taylor, who can help you determine your buying price range with confidence. Getting pre-qualified is a very easy step and can be done on Brian's website.
Meet in person and create a wishlist - Let’s get to know each other! Once you’re ready to work with me, we’ll meet together for a Buyer Consultation to focus your search and determine what you want and need in a home.
Listing alerts sent to you based on your criteria - Need to move for a job? Want a shorter commute? Getting married? Having a baby? Need to upgrade or downsize? At this stage in the process, I’ll send you notifications about the listings that you’re most likely to be excited about. Be sure to let me know if one (or more) jumps out at you so that we can skip to the next step and schedule a viewing.
Schedule viewings and attend open houses - Here’s where the buying process gets really fun! We’ll go to local open houses together and schedule viewings of the homes that you’ve loved from our listing alerts. We’ll talk about how the budget will work and make sure that we find you the perfect home.
Find the perfect home and write an offer - When you’re ready to make an offer, I will present a written offer to the seller. And while everyone loves getting their offer accepted right away, the seller could come back to us with a counter offer, or reject your initial offer all together. I'm happy to walk you through each of these possibilities and exactly how to handle them. Once the offer is accepted, it’s time to get your financing in order and move forward to the next step!
Acceptance, appraisal and inspection - The sellers accepted your offer, and the home is going through appraisal and inspection. The appraisal guarantees that the price of the property matches the condition of the property while the inspection makes sure that everything in the home is functioning properly and there are no major issues inside. These are the last steps before the shiny keys to your home are placed in your hand... for good!
Time to close and get the keys - Get excited because it’s time to close on your home! This process includes going through all of the final paperwork and signing your name (a lot!).
Celebrate! - Well... until you realize you have to move all your stuff into your new home... and then you wonder why you have so much stuff 🤣