1. Figure out how much house you can afford.
Several lender websites will pre-qualify
you for free; Eloan.com and
Amerisave.com have especially
good reputations.
2. Find a neighborhood that’s right for
you.
Check out neighborhoods on our
Where? page, then drive around. Strike up conversations
with people, and ask them what they think of different
areas.
3. Search for homes in your price
range.
Go to our
Where?
page to search for homes, then make a list of homes you’d
like to investigate further. E-mail the list (with MLS
numbers) to us at
info@SixHomes.com, and we’ll provide you with a full
client MLS printout for each of the homes. (Please limit
your request to no more than 15 homes at one time.)
4. Narrow your list to six “finalists.”
Drive by the
homes, but don’t contact owners or agents. Come up with a
list of six finalists.
5. Call us
at (707) 481-1776.
We’ll give you a
private showing of the six homes and provide you with
comparative market analyses, assessor’s records, and parcel
or plat maps. We'll also give you a signed pledge that we
will limit our share of the cooperating broker commission to
1% of the sales price of the home, and credit the balance of
it back to you at close of escrow.
6. Make
your offer.
We'll prepare it
for you and work exceptionally hard to get you the best deal
possible.
7. Relax.
Once your offer
is accepted, we‘ll handle all of the paperwork required from
contract to close of escrow. We‘ll do our best to make sure
your transaction is smooth and successful. If the
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Careful! Real estate agents operate on the principle
of “procuring cause” when determining who
gets the buyer’s agent’s commission. A
simple mistake can cost you thousands of
dollars.
For example, if you visit an open house and
sign the guestbook, enter a raffle, or give
out your name, you may be unwittingly
rewarding the listing agent with thousands
of dollars for “finding you.”
If you’re interested in buying a new home,
please note that many builders won't pay a
commission to your agent unless you’re
accompanied by that agent during your first
visit.
Click here to learn how
some simple mistakes can cost you thousands of
dollars. |
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Think you can save money by making
an offer without an agent? Don’t
count on it. If you make an offer
without representation, all of the
buyer’s agent’s commission goes to
the listing agent as procuring
cause. |
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