Buying a Home - Mapping Your Way To Success

If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy?
                                         - Thomas Lovell Beddoes

 

The Real Estate Transaction Timeline for buying a home:

  1. Pre-qualify for a loan to ensure agility with competitive offers
  2. Review market conditions and comparable sales with agent
  3. View properties on MLS and in person with agent
  4. Select property and submit offer
  5. Negotiate terms and ratify sales contract
  6. Open an escrow account
  7. Loan application/verification process
  8. Inspection process
  9. Mandatory sellers disclosures
  10. Preliminary title report
  11. Property appraisal
  12. Remove property contingencies
  13. Remove finance contingencies
  14. Increase of deposit
  15. Select and order the home warranty policy
  16. Choose insurance
  17. Buyers final property inspection or walk through
  18. The escrow sign off… welcome to your new home!