Buyer
Tips

When
purchasing a home or property, using a Realtor® can
help make a home buying experience easier. A Realtor®
can help narrow your search and find the homes that fit
your criteria. You want to choose a Realtor® and form
a relationship. I am a full time Realtor® and I know
the Treasure Valley area very well and I will work closely
with you to find the home you are looking for.
When
you are looking for a home and you meet with your Realtor®,
you want to discus what features and what price range
you are looking for. To help you know what price range
you need to be looking in, you want to meet with a lender
and get a pre-qualification. If you are not sure what
lender to use, ask your Realtor® for some recommendations.
Once you have established your price range and what you
are looking for in a house, its time to start looking.
When looking at homes, take a note pad and take down notes
when you are going through the houses so that you can
remember what features go with what house. Also, it's
easier and more desirable to look at homes when the owners
are not there. You will find the best buys on homes that
need a little elbow grease to fix them up. When you find
a home you want to put an offer on, you want to look for
a few things first: