Home Purchase Information
My Commitment to Help You Find your Next Home
Purchasing a property is most likely the biggest financial decision you will ever make. Whether this is your first purchase or you are an experienced buyer, this decision must be made carefully.
We are here to help! As the best Colorado Real Estate experts, we’ll guide you through the process as smoothly and stress-free as possible. Not only are we excellent listeners, but we also have the answers to the questions you have, and we’re accessible.
Common Mistakes Home Buyers Make
local market
Not understanding a local market and all that is available.
foreclosures
Thinking that it is both safe and easy to buy foreclosed and short sale homes. These purchases typically have extra or different processes than normal transactions.
pricing
Not understanding pricing and the value of certain amenities.
negotiating
Weak negotiating. This mistake alone can cost the buyer thousands of dollars.
inspections
Not requiring the proper inspections and/or not understanding these reports when an inspection is done.
pre-approval
Not understanding the importance of being pre-approved by a Lender prior to beginning the home buying process.
Rules for Successful Home Buying
pre-approval
Get Pre-approved for a loan prior to finding a home. Call us, we have a few good references.
buyer's agent
Have your own Buyer’s Agent working for you.
your dream home
Don’t settle. Keep looking until you find your Home Sweet Home!
market analysis
Have a Comparative Market Analysis performed on the home prior to purchase, followed up by an appraisal while in escrow.
disclosure
Transfer Disclosure from the Seller.
inspection
Get a Home Inspection done.
expenses
Know which expenses you can ask the seller to pay.
walk-through
Perform a thorough walk-through inspection before closing escrow.
title policy
Have an Title Policy performed, Review Title Report for liens, encumbrances, or zoning which may adversely affect ownership. Check the Deed for any easements, modifications or restrictions that might keep you from making improvements on the property.
Benefits of Buyer Agency
As your buyer’s agent, we represent you and your interests in the purchase of your new home, not the seller’s interests. Although the typical agency agreement spells out the fiduciary duties an agent must fulfill for the seller, the buyer is often left, in a sense, unrepresented. However, buyers too have the option of being represented exclusively by their own agent.
Utilizing Our Services to Search for Your Perfect Home
EXISITING HOMES
I use the Pikes Peak Multiple Listing Association, the Internet, our private resources and contacts, and other technologies to provide you with up to date information on each new home as it comes available on the market. We preview the “new on market” list constantly, on the lookout or the perfect home for you.
NEW HOMES
I work with most builders and can get all the information you need to make any decisions, but we will need to accompany you to the property on the initial visit.
SHORT SALES, BANK OWNED, FORECLOSURES
I'll work with you on short sale, bank owned and foreclosure properties. It is critical that you have professional representation in these types of transactions. We are sure you have read of some of the nightmare experiences buyers have had in this type of transaction. We will be with you every step of the way to avoid a catastrophe!
FOR SALE BY OWNER
A homeowner trying to sell his home himself is usually doing so in hopes of saving the commission, coincidentally, this is the reason a buyer wants to deal directly with a homeowner.