THE buyer’s GUIDE
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Buying a home with Home Sherpa doesn’t start and end with the transaction; we guide clients through the process from planning to post-close support.
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step one
Establish Your Priorities
Everyone has a dream house wishlist but unless you have an unlimited budget, chances are you’ll need to make some compromises - especially when there is more than one decision maker. Align on 2-3 must-have priorities and share with your realtor. This will not only help to narrow down your search and limit time wasted looking at “deal breaking” properties, but it will also help to manage your expectations through the home buying process.
step TWO
Run The Numbers
Your future mortgage is only one piece of the financial puzzle and should be carefully considered in addition to other costs such as taxes, association fees and anticipated maintenance costs. Your realtor should be able to help you realistically estimate what the true cost of home ownership may be and connect you with resources to secure funding.
step three
Stay Organized
While making the decision to purchase a home is one of the biggest you’ll make, you often don’t have much time to waste when you find a potential winner. Your realtor can help you stay organized and ensure that you are ready to act quickly when the house of your dreams comes along, helping to give you the best chance possible of offer acceptance.
step four
Offer Strategically
Offering on a property is not simply throwing a purchase price at the seller and hoping for the best - there are many factors that sellers consider when assessing the offers they are presented with including financing type, down payment, close date and more. Your realtor can help you put together an attractive holistic proposal that considers comparable sales, market conditions and specific seller circumstances to write an offer that works for you and gives you the highest chance of success.
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