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First Time Home Buyers

Purchasing a home for the first time, though exciting, can also be a daunting and intimidating undertaking!  For that reason, it is important to have a Realtor who has the following qualities:

  1.  Experienced enough and knowledgeable enough to guide you through the various steps of the process.
  2. Able and willing to communicate to you what the various steps in the purchase process are and how they work.
  3. Willing to set up a search based upon your needs and preferences, and then show you the  properties that appear to match your needs and preferences which appeal to you.
  4. Someone who listens to you, and is willing to modify the search criteria if your perception of your needs changes.
  5. Someone who welcomes and respects your questions.  Questions are an indication of thought and a means by which to gain understanding.  With that in mind, there is no such thing as a “dumb” question.
  6. Someone with the patience and interest in you and your needs to do all of the above!

I am that person!  If you are ready to get started, so am I!  The first step is for you to get Pre-Qualified with a reputable and respected lender.  I would suggest that you use someone who works for  local lending institution who knows the local market, laws governing lending  practices in Oklahoma and who has at least a few years of experience.  Getting Pre-Qualified is important for the following reasons:

  1. It will help you realistically know the price range in which you should be shopping.  If you unknowingly start with shopping for houses in a price range for which you cannot qualify, it will be a waste of your time, and will also make it more difficult for you to be happy with houses that you see that are within your purchase range.
  2. Sellers nearly always ask for a pre-qualification letter with any offer that is submitted to them.  If you make an offer without a pre-qualification letter and some other buyer makes an offer on the same property with a pre-qualification letter, the seller will nearly always choose to respond to the offer with the pre-qualification letter rather than to the one from the buyer who has not been pre-qualified.

I want to be your guide and resource person.  I look forward to working to help you find not just a house, but THE RIGHT HOUSE FOR YOU!

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