BUYING A HOME IN THE SPRING
Buying a home during a spring frenzy can be difficult. Every time you
make an offer, somebody else beats you to it. Spring might be the best
time to buy a home, but since many homebuyers feel the same way,
competition for the most desirable homes can be stiff.
To increase your chances of buying the home you want, it’s important
to have a strategy and one of our professional sales associates on your
team to give you an edge when many other buyers are in the market.
If you’re like most people and try to buy a home in April, you’ll have to be
ready to jump on the home you want. Don’t be indecisive or try to sleep
on it. When you find it, make an offer and follow your sales associates
advice to to be successful with that offer.
If you are new to a town where you are buying, spend a few weekends
before the home-buying season starts and get to know the area. Talk to
people in the street and at restaurants. Use the internet to do research.
Drive the neighborhoods you like the best at different times of the day
and on different days of the week.Concentrate on location, location,
location, and look for homes that meet your basic requirements. Your
Howard Hanna specialist can assist you with all this.
Get preapproved by a local lender. A preapproval letter from a local bank,
credit union, or mortgage broker gives you an advantage over buyers
with approvals from online or out-of-area lenders.
Focus on how much the home is worth and less on what the seller
is asking, even if that means paying list price—or more. Ask your
sales associate to show you a comparative market analysis (CMA) of
comparable sales to determine actual value. You can’t compare values
by other homes on the market because sellers can ask whatever they
want. If it is affordable, you won’t care in five years if you paid a little more
or less if it is the right home. If it feels right, just make the offer.
Motivate sellers to take your offer without actually waiving your rights. Ask
your sales associate to make suggestions for you. It could be something
as small as giving a seller an extra day to move out.
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Call our office today and let’s get started before the rush!
ONE EXCHANGE, INFINITE POTENTIAL
Barbara L. Alexander
ABR, ABRM, GRI
Broker/Owner
- Homes of Distinction Specialist
- 2000 WVAR State President
- 2003 Region 3 RVP for NAR
- 2017 MBR Outstanding Achievement
Award of Lifetime Dedication to the
Community and Real Estate Profession
- 2019 MBOR President’s Award
- 2019 Best of Morgantown Real Estate
Company
Sincerely,
Barbara L. Alexander, Broker/Owner
balexander@howardhanna.com
304.594.0115
1.800.MOVE.2WV
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