Buying a home is likely to be one of largest transactions of your life. Choosing which full-time professional will represent you is something that you should take seriously. The right agent can help you save thousands of dollars, offer advice on typical pitfalls and problems to watch out for, and help minimize anxiety in what could be one of the most stressful times of your life. Every agent in The Parrett Group not only brings their own experience to the table… but the experience and help of the entire team. Our agents believe in working together to solve problems when they arise and are there to help each other’s client as though they are their own. When you’re a client of one of our agents, you’re the client of the whole team.

Every client has different needs and every transaction is unique unto itself, but a brief overview of a typical home buying experience could be described as follows:

• You start looking at homes for sale on various websites. We call this the “Dream Phase” and it can last for 1 day or 18 months.
• You contact a real estate agent about a specific home or just to talk to someone about beginning the process.
• Your real estate agent creates a Custom Home Search for you based upon your wants and needs in a home. Criteria specific listings are now emailed to you directly; as soon as they hit the market. At this time, your real estate agent suggests that…
• You contact a lender (if you haven’t already). If you need recommendations, your agent can typically provide a few names of lenders they’ve worked with before.
• Once you get preapproved for a mortgage, it’s usually a good time to start looking at homes in person. Your agent can schedule showings of listings for you.
• Once you find the right home and review the area comps (homes comparable to the specific home you choose), you and your agent prepare and negotiate an offer.
• Dates and specifics of a contract are always very unique to your transaction, but the times that follow generally allow for inspections, repairs, appraisals, etc.
• Your closing usually takes place somewhere between 30 – 45 days after going into contract (again… this can vary widely).
• You take possession of your home and invite all of your friends over to help you move!

That’s an overly-simplified run down of a complex transaction but if you have the guidance of the right agent, it can feel even easier. Experience, local knowledge, reputation, and availability are a few factors that you should take into account when comparing agents. Please feel free to call or email any Parrett Group agent to discuss this process in a more detailed manner or just ask us to create your custom home search for you. We’re always here to help!