5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent

5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent. 

When I meat new buyers they always ask the same question.  What can I expect as I go through the home buying process? I tell them the exact same thing, so here they are... the 5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent: 

Number Five--We'll sit down for a formal chat and outline your needs vs. wants.  There are differences between needs and wants.  For example, when I say, "How many bedrooms do you need?"  If you tell me three, I say, "why? "You tell me.. "I work from home and my friends are always looking for a place to crash when they visit San Diego."  That's a need.  A want is I want a pool with a built in BBQ... get it?

Number Four--I'll introduce you to several preferred lenders I work with to get you pre-approved  for a loan.   Some people ask me if they can wait on this step and my answer is always, "NO!"  Why?  Well, I'd hate to show you a home that you might not ultimately be able to afford.  The one thing I don't want to do is crush your faith in the process, so it's very important we get the pre-approval done right away.  

Number Three--We'll set you up on listing alerts to get you a feel for what's out there on the market.  This will allow you to shop for homes online before we head out and open a few doors.  Believe it or not, you'll be able to eliminate a  lot of property online.  

Number Two--I'm going to keep my eyes out for the big ticket items that could end up costing you a small fortune.  Let's say we walk into a house and you fall in love with it.  Everything you want is in this property...granite counters, cherry cabinets, subway tiles in the bathroom... are you picturing it?  What I'm going to be doing is looking for water damage in the ceiling, walking around to make sure the floor doesn't slope, checking to see if there's any cracks on the exterior of the home--I'll point these things out so when we get to the inspection process we'll be very informed. 

Finally, and this one is the most important of the 5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent, I've known this all my life and you'll agree when we meet.  I have great hair, so you will catch me from time to time looking at myself in the mirrors of your potential home.  I may tell you not to purchase the property based on whether or not my hair looks good.  Now, I know you're rolling your eyes asking yourself, "why is that important to me?  Let me tell you why--if you buy a house where my hair doesn't look good chances are we will never see each other--trust me you'll want to see me again after the transaction closes.  Why?  I'm a lot of fun and a party and you'll want to introduce me to your friends.... just sayin...