FREE Buyer's Guide
Whether it's your first home, a relocation, or a change of pace, buying real estate should feel exciting — even if it’s also a bit overwhelming. It’s my job to protect and guide you through every step of the process with strategy, honesty, and support. You make the calls, I give the advice.
Financing
While I have financial knowledge, it’s my duty to refer to third party professionals, such as mortgage brokers, who can arrange for financing in the first place. I tend to do this early and strongly advise clients to seek a pre-approval as soon as they can. It's not actually as scary as it seems, and you may even be surprised at what you can afford! A pre-approval helps determine what you can afford and is a big part in determining your overall budget, along with estimating closing costs and deposit amounts. It’s better to know what you can afford before we start searching. I’d hate to get you excited for a property just to be denied the ability to pay for it.
The Offer
Using market data, I’ll guide you on offer price, timing, and key conditions (like inspections or financing). Every offer is strategic — we won’t overpay, but we won’t undercut and lose it either. We also want to make sure the offer includes various conditions and clauses to protect you from being locked into what we may later discover is a bad deal! Yet, at the same time, we have to avoid being paranoid and stick to facts and data. This stage is where my skills in negotiation and fact finding can be very beneficial to you.
Offer Accepted!
It's not over yet. This is the phase where conditions we negotiated are fulfilled. I’ll help coordinate inspections, appraisals, insurance, and anything else the lender requires, or that we required on our own. I’ll stay on top of the paperwork, timelines, and communication. Your lawyer handles title transfer and legal due diligence — but I stay looped in the whole way.
