Purchasing a property is often the biggest financial decision you will ever make. Whether this is your first purchase or you are an experienced buyer, this decision will be made carefully, thoroughly, and transparently with Guide. Explore the steps of a Buyer Journey to learn more about our process.
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Analyze
Conduct a needs analysis
We know the home buying experience can be fraught with mystery. Our experienced agents will leverage expertise, local market knowledge, and key industry partnerships to ease you through the process of finding your dream home. We’ve been down this road before, so we’ll first ask the necessary questions and gather the important data we need to kick off journey to home ownership. Let’s get started!
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Finance
Get Your Finances In Order
At this stage, our job is to maneuver all the financial pieces to ensure you’re on strong financial footing when that dream home becomes available. Our recommended network of lenders and financial experts will help tighten up your credit, determine exactly how much you can afford for both a home and a down payment, and make sure you’re formally pre-approved for a loan, all with the goal of solidifying your position as a serious market contender.
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Shop
Shop For A Home
Now for the fun part! We’ll help you draw up a “wish list” of everything you’re looking for in not just your new home, but your new community as well. We’ll match your must-haves with your budget and then draw on our local expertise and network of industry colleagues to help you find a place that’s everything you wished for. Shopping for a home is exciting, so just have fun with it!
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Offer
Make An Offer And Negotiate
You’ve found “the one” and you’re ready to make an offer! We’ll help you formulate a fair, data-driven purchase offer based on in-depth market analysis, and draw up the purchase agreements. Then, we’ll leverage smart negotiating skills to guide you through contingencies and ensure you don’t spend any more than you need to. And, should things not work out with one offer, we’ll be ready with a game plan for the next.
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Inspect
Conduct A Property Inspection
Once your offer is selected, you can elect to inspect the property. If you do this, we’ll send an independent licensed inspector to fully check a home’s condition. Because it detects issues that aren’t apparent on a walk-through, a home inspection is a powerful negotiating tool and the best insurance you can ever get on a property. If issues arise, we’ll work with you to develop strategies on how best to proceed. You’re getting close, and you don’t want to set yourself up for a houseful of headaches.
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Approve
Get Final Financing Approval
This part can get complicated, but we know from experience how to keep the crucial final stages of loan approval from becoming overwhelming. We’ll regularly monitor the progress of your transaction and keep you fully aware of unexpected funds that might be expected from you. We’ll also work with your lender to make sure all the necessary paperwork is complete as we move closer to a smooth closing.
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Celebrate
Congratulate Yourself On Your New Home!
Making it through escrow can seem like a mountain of details but the view from the top is worth it. Expect to sign a ton of paperwork before you get there, and we’ll hold your hand through every step of the process. A few days before closing, we’ll conduct a final walk-through, and then, once both parties sign closing statements, the keys are yours and we’ll celebrate your new home and your new life!
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See what others say about working with us!
In todays market, you need to have people like them!
Bret, Thomson and Trent helped us purchase our first home. They were very knowledgeable, responsive and caring in the entire process. In todays market, you need to have people like them! They fought for our best interest in the process from putting our offer in and after the inspection! We…
I had the best experience working with Guide Real Estate!
I had the best experience working with Guide Real Estate! Tommy, Bret and the team are extremely knowledgable and helpful every step of the way. As a first time homebuyer, I was worried about the challenges in this market, but they helped me navigate and find the perfect house. I…
There really is no one better than Bret and Guide!
Bret – and his team – are truly incredible. Yes, they’re immensely knowledgeable and have the ability to carefully counsel their clients about neighborhoods, and where to look, but they are also deeply connected and caring. They fight for their clients, and always act in their best interest — we…
They were knowledgeable, attentive, and made the process fun!
As a first time home buyer in a challenging market I am very grateful to have worked with Bret and his team. They were knowledgeable, attentive, and made the process fun!
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