What are the steps usually followed in buying a home?
Clarify what you need and want, what you can afford, when you want to buy, and where you want to live or invest. Order Nick Boothby’s e-report “Are You Ready to Buy?” This is a handy workbook that helps you focus on the details of your new home. Usually you need to establish how much you can afford (see Boothby’s handy Maximum Mortgage Calculator just close the window to return to the Buying FAQ ) Once the details are resonably clear in your mind, you can start actively looking. Contact Nick and discuss your requirements, then ask him to automatically send you MLS listings if you are comfortable with the internet. Otherwise he will look into MLS and search for properties you might be interested in. He will make appointments to show you the properties and will help you assess them. When you find something that you want to put an offer on, he will assist you and prepare and present the offer for you. He will also assist you in negotiations. Once an agreement is made he will assist you wi
