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 [ 1 ]  NEEDS ANALYSIS 

10 Steps to Buying Your Home
 Needs Analysis
 Preapproval vs. Prequalification
 Neighborhood Information
 Home Search
 Making an Offer
 Negotiating to Buy
 Vendor Coordination
 Pre-close Preparation
 Closing
 Post-Closing

 

Congratulations on your decision to purchase a new home. Your first step toward buying your new home will be to analyze your needs. By analyzing your needs you will be able to get a clear picture of exactly what you want your new home to look like and how it should function for you.

First, you should write down why you are looking for a new home. For example, are you currently renting and would like to have a home where you can begin building equity? Maybe you recently married and have outgrown your current residence. Or, maybe you have just gotten a promotion which requires you to move to a new city. These factors will all have a bearing on how you approach your home search.

Second, establish a time frame that you would like to stay within for buying your home. Depending on your reasons for wanting a new home and the current state of the market in the area you are looking to buy, you should be able to come up with a rough guideline which you can finalize at a later time.

Last, you most likely have a mental picture of what you would like your house to look like and what features it should have. It's very important to write these ideas down to avoid any ambiguity later in your home search. You should make at least two lists: one should be a list describing your dream home and the other should list the features of the home that are an absolute must have in order to buy it. In a perfect world, your new home would fulfill both lists 100 percent. It is more likely that you will end up blending the two lists into a schedule of prioritized items as you progress through the buying process. This is a natural and evolutionary process as you get clearer about what you want and what is available.

Your eBlue agent can save you time and money by putting their expertise to work for you. They will be able to help you organize your wants and needs and then assist you in realizing how your wants and needs will fit into your home purchase plan. He or she will be able to helpfully focus your energies into what is possible for you and your family.

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