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Searching For Your New Home
Your loan is underwritten and approved (subject only to an appraisal of your new
home), your existing home (if any) is in escrow - the hunt begins!
If new construction fits your profile we will register you at all the new
home sites that fit your categories even before your loan is approved. That way
when the you have the urge to go "Look At Houses" you can go day dream
in the model homes. We register you with the builders even though your agreement
with us covers how we are paid because some of the old-line builders aren't always
up to speed on Buyer's Brokerage and this helps smooth the way in negotiations
if you choose a newly built home.
Buyers generally fall into two categories:
The "Independent" types who prefer to travel alone, armed with detailed
information and maps, and explore on their own.
The "You're the professional. We want you to go with us to answer our questions"
types who prefer to travel together with their agent who is armed with detailed
information and maps.
Whichever way works best for you works for us!
Let's get to the "armed with lots of detailed information and maps".
A book is created for each of the areas or neighborhoods you want to evaluate.
These books contain a map page where each house has been noted on the map along
with a detailed printout of the active listings in the neighborhood. If pictures
of the listed houses can be obtained those are also included in the book.
From these initial books, the lists of houses are trimmed down. You can rip out
pages for homes that have been dropped from the list, you can keep all the information
or you can do something in between. The books are tools, like a pencil. They are
yours to use in the manner that works best for you. We can create duplicates of
everything we have given you. Don't be concerned if you rip something out and
later change your mind. We can replicate it for you.
This part of the search is generally done without appointments, as a drive-by.
The goal at this point is to identify a neighborhood or lifestyle for a more intense
inspection. For the independent types we are not there to facilitate their entry
into the home. For those who prefer to travel with an agent, we can call from
our cell phone to gain access to the unit. Not having a set of appointments allows
maximum flexibility. This part of the search can be accomplished after work, on
weekends, anytime that works for you. Whatever area you want to look at, as long
as it is in the State of California, we have access to that information and can
develop a book for it. And if it isn't inside California, we can still probably
get it for you. It just will take a little longer.
Finding a new home is an evolving process. You may begin with one set of
criteria and wind up buying something completely different from your original
intentions. When you began your search you had a perception of what you thought
would suit your family's needs. As your level of information increases and you
are made aware of the different potentials that are available to you, you can
reassess what you know now in light of what your family may benefit from with
the new information.
Don't be afraid to tell us that you do want to see that two-story instead
of the split-level. Perhaps you do want a yard that could take a pool later. As
you are presented with information, you are entitled to modify your desires to
suit that new factor. We like to think that our clients invest at least as much
time in determining what they want in their new home as they would in buying a
new car. After all, you're going to have the house a lot longer than you are going
to have that new car!
After the search process has narrowed down a bit, we get into what we call "The
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As
your Real Estate Specialist, our job is to help you..... help you find a
home that meets your lifestyle, location and budget requirements within
the time frame that you need to purchase and occupy the home. 
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