| As a buyer's agent I have seen it all when it | | | | a home to be truly feasible it should be |
| comes to home buying. Helping people to find | | | | within reasonable distance of everything you |
| their dream homes has been a real education | | | | require on a day-to-day basis. |
| and it has helped me to identify what too | | | | |
| look for when buying a home. There are quite | | | | Inspection - You should NEVER purchase a home |
| a few things to look for so only some of the | | | | without an inspection. Even if the home is a |
| major things will be listed in this article. | | | | new construction home it should be inspected |
| Hopefully you will find them helpful in your | | | | prior to purchase. Be wary of sellers who try |
| home search. | | | | to downplay the necessity of a home |
| | | | inspection, they may be hiding something. |
| Find Your Price Range - This is one of the | | | | Home inspections are there to help protect |
| most important things to know when buying a | | | | the buyers so take advantage of it! |
| home. How much home can you afford? There is | | | | |
| little point in looking at homes that are | | | | Timing - Keep a careful eye on the trends of |
| either way too expensive or far below what | | | | your local real estate market. Maybe now is |
| you want to pay. Identifying your price range | | | | not the best time to buy as the market could |
| will automatically narrow down your home | | | | favor the seller. Try to purchase a home at |
| search exponentially and make it easier to | | | | the right time in the market when it is |
| formulate a game plan for looking at the | | | | favoring the buyer. |
| available homes. | | | | |
| | | | Of course there are more detailed things to |
| Location - The location of your home will be | | | | look for when actually viewing homes but |
| another important thing to consider. How | | | | those will be dependent on your needs and the |
| close is it to work? To school for the kids | | | | individual homes. So good luck with the |
| if there are any? How close is it to transit | | | | shopping and if you ever need advice, give me |
| if necessary and shopping and recreation? For | | | | a call. |