Macomb County MI real estate - 1st time home buyers info & advice

Carole Provenzale left a comment on one of my articles that inspired this post.  Thank you Carole!


One of the areas of our profession that my clients routinely express their surprise at is the length of time it takes to complete each part of their transactions. We come from such a hurry up society that sitting down and taking hours to go from Step A to Step B comes as a shock to most of my clients. 




A couple of recent examples popped in to my head when I read Caroles comment:

• When I told Mr. Buyer how long the home inspection would (should) take and to
  please budget that amount of time from his day he was surprised.  "You're kidding?"
  No, I'm not.  2  1/2 to 3 hours is the typical time for a good home inspection.
  
  
• One buyer spent 90 minutes with his mortgage lender in a face to face sit down when
  formally applying for his mortgage.  He had no idea it would take more than a few
  minutes to "sign a few papers" but was elated that the lender explained everything
  to him in a clear manner and gave him options to consider.
  
  
• Another client was a bit dismayed that it took me a couple of hours to weed through
  the active listings & narrow down their home search to those that fit their criteria and
  didn't waste their time in potential viewings.   When I sent her a lengthy email detailing
  what I do, and why I do it, she understood and thanked me for being so careful with
  the list of homes that I was sending her.

These are just examples of some of the things that take time during the process of purchasing your
home.   Much goes on behind the scenes that you personally do not have to take care of because the
professionals you hired are doing it for you.   We do try to make it as stress free as possible for you, but
we can't skimp on the time that we spend, or that you will spend in purchasing your home.  I'm sure you wouldn't want us to rush on what is probably going to be the most important and expensive purchase of your life.



~Kris Wales~  A partner for your real estate needs in Macomb County MI

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