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Your First Home: Step 4-Find Your Home

Can you say open house? I can. So many open houses! So many people walking through all of your potential houses! Before we figure out what houses to look at, we need to figure out what is important to find in your home. What do you value most?

1.      What do I want my neighborhood to be like? What do I want my home to be close to?

2.      How much space do I need? What do I need space for?

3.      What is most important-location or size?

4.      Would I be interested in a flipper Upper?

5.      How important is appreciation?

6.      How important is neighborhood stability?

7.      Would I be interested in a condo?

8.      Would I be interested in new home construction?

9.      What features do I need? What amenities do I want?

Features: Age, Style, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Living and Dining Areas, Stories, Square Feet, Ceilings, Kitchen, Storage, Parking, Extras

Amenities: Office, Play Room, Exercise Room, Security System, Sprinkler, Workshop/Studio, In-law suite, fireplace, pool, hot tub, side walk, wooded lot, patio, laundry room,

-. *  What does your home need now, and what does it need potential for?

-   * Of all your wants and needs, which are the most important?

Once you give a list of what you value most in the house a good hard look, we turn that list into possible house matches. From here it is a three step process: Check out homes that match your criteria, write and negotiate an offer on the right home, and inspect the property before finalizing the deal. When you pick a home you want to view, typically your agent has previewed it and has a print out with all pertinent information. As you view multiple homes, keep notes on what you like and don’t like.

Now, lets assume you walk through a home you really really like-and can afford! It is time to prepare to make an offer on it. Join us for step 5 next week.

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Reference: Your First Home by Gary Keller
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