Part 3: Meet with your  Realtor® and lay the groundwork for the search.

 

Ideally, your Realtor® is your personal real estate insider, a trusted advisor and skilled negotiator you can count on to have your back for the entire process from beginning to end.

 

There's a lot involved in finding and then purchasing a home. I have found that the process feels less overwhelming if we spent some time laying the groundwork.

First of all, I like to meet in a quiet place for 90 minutes or so to talk through the entire process, big-picture - I recommend my office but am open to other locations. 

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During this conversation, we will, among other things:

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• determine the basic parameters of your search including price range and area,
   

• set up your personalized access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) so that you properties that meet your criteria are delivered directly to your inbox as they come to market,
   

• go over how to read between the lines on any listing,
   

• go over the current state of the market in the neighborhoods and price range you are interested in,
   

• discuss the process for performing our due diligence in the purchase of a house when we aren't in competition and when we are, and
   

• answer all of the questions you have at this point.

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The second thing I like to do is have you choose a property that interests you and then tour it together, going through the home inspection protocol that we will use to assess all properties on our search.

 

If time permits, we can do this right after our meeting, or we can save it for another day, whatever is most appropriate.

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