Conduct an in-depth consultation with you to determine your home requirements, your wish list, and areas of interest
If appropriate, I can suggest a lender to provide you with a pre-approval letter
Provide you with listings and pictures, for your consideration, of homes that may fit your needs
Show you the homes that are of interest to you
Assist you in analyzing the pros and cons of each property
Prepare a comparative market analysis on homes you are considering
Prepare and present the offer to purchase
Advise in the negotiating process
Maintain confidentiality
Open escrow, take contract with all counteroffers and addenda, earnest money check to title company
Order and coordinate home inspections and termite inspections within required time elements
Attend inspections
Send contract to lender
Ensure ordering of CLUE report, home protection plan, homeowners' association documents
Obtain SPDS (seller’s property disclosure statement), obtain buyer’s signature
Verify all information on listing
Obtain updates from lender on the loan process
Receive and review closing statement
Notify client of what to bring to escrow
1. Know what you can afford. Talk to a lender and get a pre-approval letter to present to the seller when making an offer on a home
2. Prioritize your needs and wants in a home. Decide what is most important and what is least important and decide in advance where you might be willing to compromise
3. Decide what type of neighborhood you would like to live in and what neighborhood amenities would be important to you
4. Ask your realtor to prepare a comparative market analysis of the neighborhood for you, once you have found a home on which you wish to make an offer
5. Hire a licensed, professional home inspector for an initial property inspection after your offer has been accepted
6. Use a roof inspector to examine the roof structure and to check for conditions conducive to water penetration
7. Consider having licensed, professional contractors to further examine any areas of concern
8. If the home is in a homeowners association, ask for and review all relevant documents such as covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R’s), by-laws, financial statements, etc.
9. Confirm your insurability, as well as the insurability of the property itself, with your homeowner’s insurance agent during the inspection period
10. Work with a real estate agent with whom you have a rapport, and whom you feel you can trust
