Buying your first home can be a very exciting, but overwhelming experience. Not knowing what to expect, spending an exorbitant amount of money, and trying to decide where you’ll be happy for years to come can be enough to stress anyone out. That’s why using an experienced Sales Representative can help make your first time home buying experience enjoyable.
Paul Hammond, sales representative with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage specializes in helping first time home buyers. He helps educate his clients so they’ll know what to expect when searching for their new home. So where does the process begin? Hammond encourages anyone interested in buying a new home to go meet with a mortgage specialist to get prequalified for a mortgage.
“The prequalification is really important because we have to know going in what value of property we can look at,” Hammond explains.
Once clients know how much they can afford, Hammond sets up a meeting with them to find out exactly what they’re looking for.
“What I like to know when searching for a home is the ideal location,” says Hammond. “What area of the city do they want to be in, what about shopping, schools, health care facilities? And from a negative standpoint, what do they want to be away from?”
Once the clients have been prequalified and their lifestyle requirements have been determined, Hammond begins searching for suitable homes.
“I go through the process of searching for homes that might meet their expectations and criteria,” explains Hammond. Using MLS, Hammond is able to search a large number of properties that might inspire his clients, but he also relies on his years of experience in the business and his network of industry professionals.
“We sell homes day in and day out, I’ve lived in this area for a long time and I know good areas that may fit perfectly into a client’s lifestyle.”
For home buyers searching for more information on the whole house buying process, Hammond provides extra information on his website www.PaulHammond.ca. The information centre includes real estate reports and mortgage information. Clients are able to look over an offer to purchase form so they feel more prepared when the time comes to make an offer on their dream home.
Whether a home buyer uses a Sales Representative or not, Hammond recommends that everyone invest in a home inspector to go through a house you may be considering to purchase. A home inspection will reveal a great deal of information regarding the structure, electric, plumping, and other components of the house.
For more information on the benefits of choosing a Sales Representative, visit www.paulhammond.ca.
