Insider Knowledge for the Home Buyer
Helpful Tips and Articles
To make good home buying decisions, a smart consumer must get the facts about such things as costs, neighborhoods, and even the potential challenges involved in buying real estate.
This section of the site is intended to help educate my visitors and clients. I will be adding new informational articles here over time about the Los Angeles real estate market and related topics — so check back often!
Don't Go It Alone
A Good Realtor Is Your Eyes and Ears, Your Ally and Confidant
Finding a home or condominium can be a difficult and confusing process, even in the best of circumstances. Depending on a variety of factors, a property can be on the market for a few weeks, a few day, or even just a few hours.
Certain areas of Atlanta are extremely "high demand" when it comes to real estate. For instance, condos in the Buckhead area come and go in the blink of an eye. Given this reality, you need to be prepared and ready to act when you find the home or unit you want.
This is why it is very important — in fact, it is critical — to work with an agent who not only understands your specific needs, but also knows the marketplace and can act quickly on your behalf when you are prepared to make an offer.
An agent who is knowledgeable, experienced, and familiar with the real estate market you're interested in can and should explore with you the various options available to you, provide you with information and insights, and offer advice.
As useful as the Internet may be as an information resource, it falls far short when it comes to the kind of deep and comprehensive information a buyer requires when deciding when, where, how, and why to buy a property. That is why it is so important to work closely with your agent in making this kind of vital decision. Your agent can fill in many of the gaps and tell you things about a property or a neighborhood that simply are not available online.
Working ahead of time with your agent to check your credit, get pre-approved for a loan, decide which type of loan is best for you, and to view current listings is a key to assuring that the buying process goes smoothly.