Buying or Selling a Home?

Purchasing a home is intimidating for many people, but it isn't very complicated with a little planning ahead of time. We like to furnish buyers with a road map of the entire deal so they'll understand exactly what they can expect. Here are my nine steps to buying a home.

This Seller Saved Thousands of Dollars vs. the 6%* fee, you can save too!

Step 1 – Get ready to buy

There are plenty of things you should consider prior to beginning your home search. When you start your search, you'll probably want to put together an index of items you need to have, get a plan of what school districts you'd like to live in, and start planning your budget. Ensuring your mortgage payment is no more than 30 percent of your net monthly income is a good principle to go by.

Step 2 – Talk to a real estate agent in Sacramento

That's where we can help. We can plan a time to meet so we can talk about why you want to buy a home and get an idea of your plans for the future.

Step 3 – Begin your home search

Following our first meeting, we'll begin looking for homes on the market that suit your needs.

As we tour the houses, we'll point out positive features and bad ones. And we'll ask you what things you like and don't like. It's pretty common for buyers to change their wish list as we tour homes and some features become far more substantial than others.

Step 4 – Understand the housing market

Our market knowledge will help you stay a step above the rest throughout the entire deal.

Step 5 – Find the home you've been looking for

We're certain we'll find the house of your dreams in the Sacramento area, and when that happens, we'll thoroughly create your real estate purchase offer. Whenever necessary, we never forget to make contracts contingent upon items like acquiring financing and the results of the home inspection.

When we present your purchase offer, you'll need to submit "earnest money." This is a cash deposit made to a seller to secure an offer to buy the property and is often applied to the closing costs. If your offer is accepted by the seller, we should close about 30 to 60 days afterward. This allows plenty of time for your mortgage financing.

Step 6 – Negotiate the deal

Unfortunately most deals don't close on the first offer. It's widely common to receive a counter offer. Don't let this alarm you.

Market circumstances determine how aggressively you negotiate the deal. We'll also work within your budget.

Step 7 – Secure financing

Once you sign the final contract, you'll start working with your lender to close the loan. If you're pre-approved, it shouldn't take long at all, but you'll want to keep in close contact with your mortgage lender.

Step 8 – Close the deal

Your mortgage lender will give you a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) outlining closing costs within three days of taking your application. You'll get a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) outlining closing costs from your lender within three days of receiving your application. This estimate is based on the loan amount.

Then it's time to close on your house. This will most likely take place at a title company or escrow office and will most often be a smooth and hassle-free occurrence.

Step 9 – Move in

You made it! Now you can move into your new house. Enjoy it. And if you need anything or have any questions, make sure you contact use at 916-485-1940 or send me an e-mail.

We will continue to promote fair competition for the benefit of all consumers as lower commissions keeps more of a homeowner's hard earned equity in their pockets.

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* Notice: The amount or rate of real estate commissions is Not Fixed by law. They are set by each broker individually and may be negotiable between the Seller and Broker. Any reference to a 6%* fee/commission is for savings comparison with the 1%* fee and was solely chosen as a sample number as any fee/commission (5.8%*, 5.9%*, 6.1%*, 6.2%*, 7%*, 8%*, 9%*, 12%*, etc.,) can be negotiated by any real estate professional. The fees/commissions described on this website may change from time to time without notice and are subject to minimum listing limitations. The Listing Broker's Minimum Listing Fee is $2,950. The Listing Broker's Minimum List Price is $295,000 (excluding zip codes 95825, 95826 Minimum List Price $250,000). The low cost discount full service listing offer does not include Short Sales as they are more complex and time consuming transactions. We specialize in Residential Home sales and do not offer Commercial Real Estate services. The higher the Sales Price the More you SAVE! We can continue our 27+ years of saving consumers thousands of dollars in commissions as long as there are no rules or regulations passed or interpreted meant to Restrain Competition among Brokers which would injure consumers thru higher costs to sell a home. Entry into the MLS and payment of an MLS Agent's additional fee is NOT mandatory and NOT necessary to receive Listing Broker's FULL SERVICE ("all necessary services") for only 1%* commission as we encourage expanding Consumer's Choice in Real Estate Services to prevent Anti-Competitive Practices. We provide FULL SERVICE to all Sellers whether they Opt-In or Opt-Out of the MLS. Seller can Opt-In to the MLS and pay an MLS Agent's additional fee at any time during the listing. Any reference to "overpriced 6%*" in advertising is solely meant to inform the consumer of our belief that we feel if we charged a consumer a 6%* listing fee we would be pricing NORTH AMERICAN-REALTORS® listing fee too high, thus our 1%* commission. The phrase "overpriced 6%*" in advertising is part of the negotiating of the commission between the listing Broker and Seller as the consumer knows from this phrase that when they list with NORTH AMERICAN-REALTORS® they will not be charged a 6%* listing fee. The "6%* circle-backslash symbol" in advertising is solely meant to inform the consumer that NORTH AMERICAN-REALTORS® does not charge a 6%* fee as part of the negotiating of the commission between the listing Broker and Seller. There is no minimum mandatory amount of compensation you must offer an MLS cooperating Buyer's agent as every Seller freely chooses the amount to offer. The Listing Broker is Doug Bautista who has been a member of the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® for over 28+ years and who charges the 1%* Full Service fee (save 45%** to 83%**) advertised on this website. NORTH AMERICAN-REALTORS® agents are free to negotiate/advertise whatever commission is acceptable between Seller and Agent. We support the Sherman Antitrust Act. We do not support any trade association, organization, corporation, real estate broker or real estate salesperson that attempts to Standardize or Fix Real Estate Commissions or Suppress Market Competition and any monopolization, attempted monopolization, or conspiracy or combination to monopolize. We believe that free and open markets are the foundation of a vibrant economy and aggressive competition among licensed real estate agents in an open marketplace gives consumers the benefits of lower prices (like our 1% fee), more choices (like Opting-In or Opting-Out of MLS), and greater innovation (like our brokerage).

**  Savings of 45% to 83% vs a 6% fee are approximate figures as the exact savings are 45.83333333333% (6% minus 3.25% = 2.75% divided by 6% = 45.83333333333% savings) to 83.3333333333% (6% minus 1% = 5% divided by 6% = 83.3333333333% savings)

All property details including but not limited to Age, Lot Size, Square Footage is deemed reliable but in no way is guaranteed. Listing Broker obtains information from Public Tax Roles and/or Seller and has not personally verified the information nor measured the homes square footage or lot size. Buyer shall be solely responsible for hiring experts to inspect all aspects of the property to ensure Public Tax Role or Seller provided data is accurate or acceptable.

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