STEPS IN BUYING A HOME IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

FIRST, YOU MUST GET THE CONTRACT.

Our Montgomery County home buyers are smart buyers. There should be no secrets involved in purchasing a home. That's the way things used to be before buyer's agency. Home buyers didn't find out about problems with a home until AFTER settlement. WOW, how things have changed.

OUR BUYERS KNOW THE MARKET

We provide our home buyers with the knowledge to know when a property offered for sale is priced fairly considering market conditions. Good homes in Montgomery County sell very quickly and sellers are always trying to maximize their profit. We'll give you the facts.

HOW LONG HAS THE HOUSE BEEN ON THE MARKET?

If most homes are selling with 10 days of listing, and the home you are considering has been on the market for 180 days, you might want to look very carefully at the condition or pricing. We'll help by giving you the facts. It is not unusual for a home to have 4-5 offers the first full day of the listing. Agents will present contracts quickly. If you are interested in buying a home in Montgomery County, you need to check the available listings daily. When we are working with a buyer and know their price range and location of choice, your Homefinders.com agent will check the new listing several times every day. If a home is newly listed on Tuesday or Wednesday, it may not still be available by Saturday or Sunday.

ARE WE IN A BUYERS' MARKET OR A SELLERS' MARKET??

When housing demand exceeds the supply of good homes for sale, it's considered a seller's market. In such a market you and your buyer's agent must move very quickly to get your contract in the hands of the seller, before the house is sold. Montgomery County real estate has been a sellers' market since about 1999.

BE PREPARED TO BUY

Searching for a home in a sellers' market means you must have your pre-qualification letter in place BEFORE you look at homes. If you see a home you like on Saturday and have to wait until Monday to present an offer, you will probably lose an opportunity to compete on the home. Our REAL TIME listing database help you stay on top of new listings. You will be alerted daily of new listings with your criteria.

We will gladly refer you to a qualified and experienced lender so you can be prepared with a lender's qualified letter.

SEARCH ALL LISTINGS

We'll help you determine your price range and show you homes in Montgomery County in that price range that meet your needs and wishes. Our agents sell the listings of ALL listing real estate companies. Unlike agents that work for listing companies, our agents are not paid more when we sell any company's listings. We help you find the best home FOR YOU. Further, since we do not list properties, we are objective about things such as property condition and pricing.

PREPARE A HOME SEARCH LIST.

We'll help. Include important reminders that suit yours and/or your family's needs and wishes such as: price range within the limits of the lender's pre-qualification letter; area of search considering work location, schools, shopping, home styles, time frame.

We'll help you locate the BEST HOMES in your price range.. Now, fasten your seat belts, you're going on an adventure. We will not pressure you to buy any home. You'll know the right home when you see it. However, if you focus your search, it will be a lot easier. You can narrow a home search by carefully reviewing the listings and listen to your buyer's agent with respect to what fits your criteria. You don't have to see every home on the market. If you see a home that meets your needs and you hesitate, in Montgomery County, it will be sold while you're deciding. We will provide you with the comparable information to help you understand pricing in the community.

HOW TO LOOK AT HOMES FOR SALE

 

 



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Buyers Agents in Montgomery County, Maryland
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