Most waterfront buyers decide how they feel about a house in the first five minutes. They walk through the front door, see the water through the back windows, and the rest of the showing is a formalit...
Know Your Move
Step 1: Know Your Numbers
Before you look at a single house, we sit down together, in person or over Zoom.
We walk through the steps of buying, your out-of-pocket costs, how REALTORS get paid, and what the purchase agreement will ask of you. If you’d like a lender referral, we’ll give you a few to compare so you can get pre-approved. If we’re a good fit, we sign a buyer agency agreement and get started.
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Step 2: Know What You Want
Our first tour is exploratory.
Nobody writes an offer that day unless they want to. It’s about figuring out what actually matters to you in a home. Photos can’t tell you how a house feels, so we pay attention to what you notice, what you keep coming back to, and what you can rule out fast.
Step 3: Know the Rules
An offer is more than a price.
Before you write, we talk to the listing agent about other offers and what the seller cares about besides price, check how much the home has been shown, and pull comps so we can build a strategy together. You choose the number. We’ll tell you plainly if you’re about to overpay, or if an offer has little chance of being accepted.
Once your offer is accepted, we help you choose an inspector and attend the inspection when we can. Then we review the written report together and decide what’s actually worth asking the seller to address.
It depends on what you signed. And switching agents after a showing is rarely as clean as buyers expect.
Since August 15, 2024, agents in the United States need a written agreement with you before th...
