Home Buying Tips
It is really nerve-wracking to search and choose the right house. There are so many choices sometimes, good ones, but the prices are wrong, when the price is right, the house is wrong and so on. There are a few basics however to keep in mind when you want to buy a house:
1. Get an agent: This is sound advice, unless you are well experienced in the buying and selling of house business. It is also good advice because more than 80 percent of the property goes through agents and if you do not have an agent you cannot have access to that large percentage of house. What you will get to see is about 20 per cent of the houses who are owner sold.
2. Choose an agent wisely: it is one thing to decide to get an agent; and another thing to get a good one. You will know that your agent is a good one when:
a. He/she provides you with sufficient background information, including naming a few past clients for reference
b. He/she is easy to talk to, not stand-offish and full of jargon and business airs; your agent needs to be “on-your-side” and really understand your needs and requirements. Unless you have a good rapport with your agent, you cannot really get a satisfactory house
c. He/she is a local and preferably in the business for at least a few years (it is not that new realtors are not good, but it is always better to have an experienced hand)
d. He/she has a few expired listing that you can check