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Your SOCALREP agent will spend the time with you to determine your requirements. Knowing your
wants and needs, and based on your price range, your SOCALREP agent can determine in what
neighborhoods or towns to start looking.
Based on your preferences your SOCALREP agent will provide a list of houses that are within your
budget. Your agent will encourage you to drive-by these houses and check out the surrounding
neighborhood. Next your SOCALREP agent will make appointments to view the interior of the ones you
are interested in. After you have narrowed your selection to few houses it is important to visit them at
different times of the day. Visit them during the morning commute time. If you visit only during the
middle of the day, you might not notice if the street in front of the home is used as a minor
thoroughfare or a shortcut. This is also a good time to find out how you emerge from you residential
area into traffic on a thoroughfare or how long it takes for freeway access. Go back after dark and walk
around the block. You might notice that headlights from approaching traffic shine into the home or
hear sounds from a nearby night club or park that you were not aware of.
After previewing a number of homes, you will want to preview some a second time. This is the time to
make measurements, ask questions and make a closer inspection. A SOCALREP agent will provide
sales comps to arrive at an offering price. A "seller's market" or "buyer's market" can have big effect on
how much to offer. There is no sense in making a low offer on a well priced home in a seller's market.
A properly written contract will protect the interests of the buyer. SOCALREP will develop and review
your contract in detail prior to submitting the offer.
wants and needs, and based on your price range, your SOCALREP agent can determine in what
neighborhoods or towns to start looking.
Based on your preferences your SOCALREP agent will provide a list of houses that are within your
budget. Your agent will encourage you to drive-by these houses and check out the surrounding
neighborhood. Next your SOCALREP agent will make appointments to view the interior of the ones you
are interested in. After you have narrowed your selection to few houses it is important to visit them at
different times of the day. Visit them during the morning commute time. If you visit only during the
middle of the day, you might not notice if the street in front of the home is used as a minor
thoroughfare or a shortcut. This is also a good time to find out how you emerge from you residential
area into traffic on a thoroughfare or how long it takes for freeway access. Go back after dark and walk
around the block. You might notice that headlights from approaching traffic shine into the home or
hear sounds from a nearby night club or park that you were not aware of.
After previewing a number of homes, you will want to preview some a second time. This is the time to
make measurements, ask questions and make a closer inspection. A SOCALREP agent will provide
sales comps to arrive at an offering price. A "seller's market" or "buyer's market" can have big effect on
how much to offer. There is no sense in making a low offer on a well priced home in a seller's market.
A properly written contract will protect the interests of the buyer. SOCALREP will develop and review
your contract in detail prior to submitting the offer.
