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When you decide that you want to buy a home, rental, or other investment property, the first decision you'll make is choosing an agent. Don't just choose the first person who answers the phone, or the one who works for the largest real estate company, or the one your mother goes to church with. These aren't the ways you'd choose a mate, are they? Meet several, on your own turf, and spend some time interviewing each one, just like any other potential employee. Let them know they don't automatically get the job, just because they saw you first, or because they dress for success, or drive the biggest car.

Your agent is going to have a huge influence on the success of your purchase, so choose one who has experience; who knows the job, the laws, the market, the mortgage lenders, the builders, the area, the city, the county, the neighborhoods, and maybe even the neighbors. Choose someone who has some knowledge of the building trades, the building codes, what it costs to replace all the windows, or the roof, or remodel the kitchen, or new carpet, vinyl, tile, or simply what it takes to fix a leaky faucet.

Choose an agent that understands the entire process of buying. Your agent will interact with everyone involved with your purchase, including your mortgage lender, your escrow agent, your home inspector, and anybody involved with repairs or improvements to the property you buy. Any lack of skill and understanding in any one of these areas can have disasterous results for YOU.

Choose an agent that cares about what YOU want. Choose an agent that you can TRUST! You have innumerable decisions and choices to make, so pick an agent that understands what you want and whose goal is for YOU to ultimately be happy with your choices. Many agents and brokers seem to forget that they WILL get a paycheck when the sale closes, so all they need to do is learn about you, learn from you, answer your questions, give answers to the questions you haven't asked, but will or should ask. An agent isn't selling you anything! You're buying. Your agent is your facilitator. The agent's actual job is to find it, and you can't find it, if you don't know what it is. You and your agent must communicate and understand each other. Your agent must also help you find all the things you don't know to look for and to watch out to avoid. In other words, your agent must care about YOU!

Finally, choose an agent that is a good fit. Your agent will also spend a lot of time with you, your family, and maybe even your friends. Get one that feels good to be with.

Again, remember this: the best agent might be found anywhere. From a big company, or a small company; driving the nicest car, or the most common; dressed in formal attire, or alarmingly informal; really outgoing, truly charismatic, quiet, or even shy; the first one you meet, or the last one, none of these things makes the right agent. Find a good fit for you and your family, someone who you can TRUST; who cares about finding what YOU want, and someone who has enough experience to understand the entire process, from beginning to end!

Now, you've chosen your agent, let's start looking for that "just right" property.

Only you know what looks good to you. Only you can decide how you feel about the atmosphere of a particular house and/or neighborhood, but we can help you with our knowledge of growth trends, neighborhood popularity, and other factors that will aid you in making the best choices.

Are you looking for a home in a neighborhood that is already established; where you can see what you’re getting; where you can even meet the neighbors?

Would you prefer a new development; a freshly built new house?

How about having a home custom built to your desired needs and specifications?

Maybe you’re even considering development land, residential acreage, or a vacant lot for a future home that's not quite yet materialized in your thinking.

If you are looking for a rental house, or other investment property, having an agent who is also your property manager will be a great advantage for you. Who better to help you make the right investment choices than the one whose job it will be to manage that property for you?

These are but a few of the questions you may want some help answering. There are a lot more questions that may yet need to be raised. There are a lot of choices. We want to help you make the best ones. We want you to find the property that’s perfect for you. You’ll ask questions. We’ll ask questions. You’ll tell us volumes. It’s team work. We’ll show you as many options as you want. We might show you more options than you want. That’s good too. When you find what's just right for you, then we’ve done our job.

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