Home Shopping Tips for 1st Timers

Speak Up

To get you guys up to date, my husband and I are house shopping. Supposed to be exciting, I know, but when you find yourself working with people that just aren’t working out it is very stressful! Maybe you can relate… If so perhaps you should speak up.

The Low Down

We are a military family in Ventura County CA

Our Budget: 250,000 - 275,000

Our Delima: Large housing gap in the market, anything that pops up in our price range that’s not a total poo hole sales fast!

How to know It Is Just Not a Good Fit

Your realtor should be sending you listings everyday. If your begging them to or its vice versa…time to move on.

If you are not contacted on a daily to bi-daily bases verbally. Without you calling first.

If the realtor is not familiar with the areas in which you are searching.

They can never work around your schedule and time constraints.

They over promise and under deliver…Like the ole’ sayin’ goes...If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

Are you feeling mislead or getting less attention than you need

Get a Second Opinion

Call around and ask questions. Be honest; tell them what your situation is with your current realtor that way the “second opinion” can let you know if your situation is average and you are just not use to the process or if you should dump them. Ask the new realtor to send you some listings or suggest someone who may be better suited to help you.  Meet with the new realtor once you have found one that you “click” with. Don’t forget...you may need or want a 3^rd and even 4^th opinion

In our experience a second opinion really worked out. After being totally irritated with our realtor and being stood up for a showing for over 45 minuets I made some phone calls. The 1^st realtor I called suggested another realtor familiar with our area and who had a good reputation. This woman was amazing! She successfully accomplished in one day what we had been trying to accomplish with the other realtor for three weeks.

Just remember realtor’s work on commission. You owe them nothing and are under no contract. They get paid when they finish the deal. Do not feel obligated to someone who isn’t doing his or her best for you.