Buying a New Home!

Here is a look at some of the professional tasks we will perform on your behalf…

The Search

• Listen to you and learn about your needs and desires
• Keep constant track of the market and new listings
• Attend marketing meetings and maintain contact with other brokers in order to learn about any unlisted properties that may fit your needs
• Provide you with print outs and emails of properties that fit your needs
• Preview properties and report back promptly – saving you time and gas money
• Make ourselves available to show you any property of interest, at your convenience

Pre-Offer Activities

• Provide a record of past neighborhood sales and prices
• Prepare and present a Comparative Market Analysis
• Obtain, provide, review and discuss all available disclosures
• Learn what the sellers are looking for in an offer
• Help to formulate an offer that fully represents your interests as the buyer

Writing the Offer

• Carefully review each of the terms of the purchase contract with you
• Review and explain each clause and contingency of the contract
• Make sure the offer reflects your wishes and needs
• Discuss all estimated buyer costs
• Specify personal property to be included in the purchase contract
• Complete purchase contract and all statutory addendums

Negotiate Offers/Acceptance

• Schedule offer presentation with seller’s agent
• Present offer with your best interests
• Negotiate terms on your behalf
• Organize and tender copies of offer, counter offer and addendums to appropriate parties for ratification
• Safeguard the deposit check until the offer is accepted and escrow opens

Negotiate Escrow

• Deliver completed contracts to both parties involved in the transaction
• Facilitate the disclosure of details concerning property
• Deliver completed contracts to lender
• Deliver contract to title company
• Coordinate and attend all inspections
• Negotiate post inspection findings
• Resolve any challenges relating to property condition
• Negotiate actual occupancy
• Coordinate actual close of escrow date
• Work with lender to finalize loan documents
• Arrange and attend final walk through
• Coordinate and attend signings at the title company
• Deliver keys

After Escrow Follow-Up

• Provide close of escrow package with all supporting home sale documents
• Ensure transition to new residence is smooth
• Provide a list of trade professionals who can help with repairs or upgrades to your new home
• Serve as a resource to your family and friends