The We Know Real Estate Team Website - Real Estate Professionals
The home buying process is not for the faint of heart. There are a lot of moving parts involved, and it can take weeks, months or even years to find the right property for you. Working with a real estate professional, however, can save you time, heartache and money because they have been trained to assist you with the search of your new home.
On our team, we do a ton of continuing education to further our knowledge of not only the home buying process, but local, national and even global housing market trends, the ups and downs of the market and how that affects mortgage rates and many other points that go into the housing market that will be a part of your home-buying experience.
A big part of being a real estate professional is finding comparable properties to "comp" that property to. This can be difficult to do, especially when you don't have the MLS at your fingertips like a licensed agent will. Knowing what criteria matters in finding the right "comps"-finding sold houses nearby, preferably within 1-3 months, the same number of bedrooms/bathrooms, square footage, property acreage, similar level of finish and many other things go into finding accurate comparable properties.
"It takes a village...'
Buying a house requires several skills to accomplish the task. You'll need the expertise of a few different people with various skillsets depending on the overall scope of the property you are trying to purchase. Some of them include home inspector, attorney, title agent, mortgage lender, land surveyor, engineer, architect, contractors and possibly some others. It takes time and effort to find all of these people and know when to contact them depending on what stage of the purchase you are in so as not to waste precious time. Luckily, by working with a real estate professional, they have already found and vetted several professionals in each skill to help with the purchase of your property. You do NOT need to use any of the suggested professionals by your agent, they are only suggestions, but chances are you'll love choosing to work with them.