Buying Tips

How I Can Help You Buy a Home

  Buying a home is one of life’s most exciting and important events. Whether it’s your first home or if you’re an experienced buyer, purchasing a home can feel complex! Here are some tips that can make the process a lot easier.  

 

• Work with a Realtor who knows the market, has open and honest communication, understands and respects your budget, listens to your wants and needs, and can guide you in negotiating. Your agent is the bridge between you and the seller of your dream home, so finding the right match personally and professionally is crucial!

 

• Get connected with other necessary professionals involved in the real estate process. A good Realtor can help you connect with lenders, title companies, insurance agents, and other professionals that will match your needs. The first and most important stop is finding a lender who can discuss all of your loan options, if you qualify for down-payment assistance programs, and your terms and rates. This will determine your budget. Knowing your budget and loan options will let you know where to start when home hunting.

 

• Get a pre-approval letter from your lender! Getting the pre-approval letter will let the sellers know that you’re a legit and able buyer when you find the home you want to put in an offer on! Touring homes without pre-approval will make your offer fall behind others who are pre-approved, and depending on the market, that can cause you to lose out on the homes you love.

 

• Don’t make any large purchases, open new credit lines, forget to pay bills, or make any big life changes during the process. Purchasing new furniture, a new car, or changing jobs can hurt your credit and change your debt-to-income ratio. This can make your lender reconsider your loan terms and even whether or not you qualify for a loan at all.

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Selling Tips

How I Can Help You Sell a Home

 

Finding a buyer for your home is only one facet of a real estate professional’s job. There are many more aspects including explaining the basic real estate practices and principles and all the related paperwork, performing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help determine your home’s value, helping to prepare your home for sale, listing your home, marketing your home, and keeping you informed throughout the process. When the sale begins, it’s important to work with someone who will assist you with the paperwork, make sure deadlines are met, work with the escrow company, has a large professional network, and is dedicated to negotiating on your behalf and work in your best interest. Here are some tips for getting your home ready for the market!

• Declutter and depersonalize your home. When a home is clutter-free, buyers can focus on the actual home and how they can make it personal to themselves, instead of focusing on excess items. Renting a temporary storage unit will give you a safe secure place to hold your excess items while you stage and show your home.

 

• Give your house a deep clean. Having a dirty home is a turnoff for most potential buyers, and could indicate that the property is not well kept.

 

• Buy more lightbulbs. Having bright and cohesive lighting throughout the house will help showcase its features and can make it feel more inviting!

 

• Call a handyman to make sure everything in the home that needs to be addressed is fix up. Leaky faucets, broken doorknobs, and small cosmetic damages should be taken care of before listing the property.

 

• Refresh your space by painting! Stick to bright and neutral colors like grey, beige, and whites to make your home look bigger, brighter, and more welcoming.

 

• If you need big repairs or updates, speak with your agent about pay at close options that might be available to you, like RealVitilize. RealVitilize is an incredible tool that allows you to make repairs and updates with no interest, fees, or markups!

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