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| Long Beach Homes For Sale, The Peninsula |
You've surfed the real-estate websites and have some ideas. Now sit down and write out a three-part list:
Make a list and write it down...
1. Must-haves
These are features in the new home that you consider non-negotiable. A good school district, for example. Or three bedrooms. A backyard. You get the idea. The stuff you're not willing to live without, and feel confident you can afford.
2. These would be nice
This is the wish list. An updated kitchen, say, or hardwood floors. Maybe a move-in-ready house. Items that you can acknowledge are wants, not needs. These may be things that can easily be added after you move in. Carpets can be ripped out, after all. It's harder to add a garage.
3. Deal-breakers
These are the things you absolutely, positively don't want. Agents should not waste your time if these are present. Maybe it's a busy road nearby, a long commute or no sidewalks or nearby parks. These are often things that can't be changed.
Write these things down and give a copy to your agent. Add to your list as you view homes.
"Those can change over time, but unless you're actually working off this document, you're invariably going to be seeing things that don't make sense to you," says Doug Perlson, CEO of RealDirect, a technology-driven real-estate brokerage.
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| Naples Island, Long Beach Homes For Sale |
Find the right neighborhood first
Leslie Mann, an agent with Hallmark Sotheby’s International Realty in Massachusetts, tells clients to focus on the community first, then talk houses.
"What we find, over the years, is those clients end up happier," she says.
Give yourself a deadline
Agents saw a lot of effective house-hunting this spring when buyers hustled to meet the April 15 deadline for the first-time homebuyer tax credit.
Margot MacKay and her husband were striving for that cutoff and were motivated to vacate their rental. Even though they wanted their "forever home," they became consumed and expeditious.
"It forced us to really be honest with ourselves in terms of what we wanted," MacKay says. They were able to make their first offer within weeks, and say they are now happy with their new home outside Philadelphia.
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| Belmont Shore, Long Beach Homes For Sale |
Try the eye-doctor approach
Some agents, after showing two homes, ask their clients, "If you had to choose between those two?" After the next viewing, the agent repeats the question, using the last pick and the new home.
It not only narrows the search, it gets everyone to break down what they did and didn't like. A good agent listens closely.
Get pre-approved
"I'm trying to prevent people from being disappointed," Karr says. "You don't waste time looking at things that you're not qualified for."
Last — but not least — choose a good agent
The right agent can make all the difference.
Try this idea, from Bray: Tell a prospective agent exactly what you're looking for and ask to see three houses. Do the homes meet at least the minimum guidelines you set out?
"If they can't even get it for the test situation, maybe it's time to move on to another agent," Bray says.
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| Century 21, Long Beach Homes For Sale |
According to a 2009 survey by the National Association of Realtors, the median buyer shopped for 12 weeks and looked at 12 homes.
"If you look at a dozen homes, you feel like you've told the agent what you want — if you're not making a decision in that amount of time, you're probably not a good decision-maker," says Walter Molony, a spokesman for the NAR.
Call me with any questions regarding Homes For Sale in Long Beach & surrounding cities.
Ricardo the Realtor
Century 21 Beachside, Fine Homes & Estates
562-533-4003
Ricardo The Realtor
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