BUYING
GUIDE STEP 5
- TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS
Far too
often, people find themselves almost at the mercy of a third party professional
who rides over them in a roughshod fashion just because they are not as
knowledgeable as the professional themselves. And too often the advice is
driven purely by financial motives.
How many
of us have experienced a lawyer pushing us in a direction in a lawsuit. Or a
car salesman aggressively shoving us into a certain car purchase.
It is for
this reason that this website is dedicated to you, our clients and provides as
much information and resources as possible. If you approach the home buying
process intelligently and with confidence, you are much more likely to buy a
house you'll be proud to call home.
Yes, approaching
the task of buying a home can be overwhelming and there's so much to consider
but the more you know the more you will relax and enjoy the process. After all,
buying a new home should be an exciting time and not an occasion to bring out
the stress pills.
Our role is
to be on your team – to work for you – while allowing you your own freedom of
will and choices, without pressurising you into something you might regret. It
is you buying a home – our job is to walk alongside you making sure you are
protected and guided.
Here are
the two most important things to remember no matter where you are on the road
to home ownership:
Point #1
You can
and should understand most of what is happening in the home buying process.
There is
nothing that is so complex that it can't be easily explained to anyone with
average intelligence. Do not allow jargon or new terms to throw you. Just
because you don't apply for a twenty year mortgage once a week doesn't mean you
have to take the first one that comes along. You'll need to learn some new
terms, apply some new concepts and take the time to understand what you're
getting into.
If,
at any
point, something happens that doesn't make sense to you, simply demand
a full
and complete explanation from your Property Network agent. If they
cannot provide it, they have, thorugh our professional network, access
to the
professionals who can. If it still doesn't make sense, keep asking
until you at
least grasp the fundamental processes.
Real
estate professionals have gone through extensive training and courses to equip
them – so don’t try and compete – but you are entitled to knowledge and to
express your opinion.
Point #2
In the
world of real estate sales, YOU are the most important person in the entire
process.
It's easy
to think that everyone else carries more weight than you. The agent talks fast
and has an answer for everything. The lender may decline your loan application,
and on and on.
But the
truth is that you, the buyer, are the one person in the transaction that makes
it all happen. If you decide to not buy, the entire process comes to a grinding
halt.
So
flex your consumer muscle and take command of this process. Surround yourself
with a team of professionals that you have confidence in and make them work for
you.
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