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Step two: Getting an Education
It can be overwhelming. Once you have finally decided to buy a
home, maybe even gotten pre-approved for a specific price, you
now have to decide where to look. Where is the best place to spend
your housing dollars?
It is step 2 on the road. I call this process, getting
an education.
Let's assume we've already handled step one, the initial
consultation so
we have defined many of the parameters… acceptable
commute, schools, etc.
What we do for you then is show you how to "tour." That
is how to give a community or a neighborhood, a quick once-over.
Armed with information about recent sales, and current asking prices
in the area, you can collect information about how you would fit
in.
"We could afford that, but not that."
"We would be at the top, middle or bottom of the area."
"It would take this long to commute."
"We could afford a small, medium or large home here."
During this period, you will spend time on your
own, at your leisure checking out areas. You will drive by homes,
look at traffic patterns, check out periodic open houses, maybe
even attend PTA or community meetings.
This period of education can take as long as you need. We will
continually update the information you have about properties and
you will eventually decide on an area. Then you will
get more
information
on that area, and bye-and-bye you will be ready to actually buy.
At that time we go to step three: Choosing
a home, making an offer.
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