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Buying Process

    We work as your buyer’s agent although the seller pays our fees. There is a form called a buyer’s representation agreement that we will sign before closing that spells out our commitment to you.

    We try to keep it simple. First we take a description of what you are looking for and do a search fitting your description, as closely as possible, of every Realtor listing in the area that you are interested in buying.

    From this list we schedule appointments to show properties to you that you wish to see. We advise you on making an offer, based on our knowledge of other recent properties that have sold in the neighborhood. When you are ready to make an offer, we rely on data that is stored on the Houston Association of Realtors data base of sold properties and our experience in interpreting that data to help you decide what to offer a seller and to make sure you don’t overpay. Our goal is to get you the best property to suite you at the best price.

    We also can advise you on choosing a skilled mortgage loan officer who has a good track record helping our past clients get the best service possible on their financing.

    Negotiations with the seller are usually completed within two or three days and for best results require that an agent be very skilled and knowledgeable in dealing with human nature. Carla is very gifted and experienced at this so she is the member of our team that we rely on heavily at this time. No two transactions are ever the same.

    The offer becomes a contract when everything is agreed upon, by you and the seller. This agreement will include a period of time for you to get inspections on the property and also back out of the deal for any reason. This is called the option period. If the inspection reveals something wrong with the property that you would like fixed, we will go back to the seller and ask them to fix these items. The seller knows that you can back out, so he or she is more likely at this time to work with you on repairing any major repair items.

     Once we get the seller to agree in writing to any repairs you wish to have done the transaction moves forward and an appraisal is done on the property by the mortgage company to make sure you are not over paying for the property.

     A survey is also required to make sure the property has no encroachments as well as a title search, which will reveal any liens filed against the property. A title company heavily regulated by the State of Texas will issue a title insurance policy for you, which we customarily ask the seller to pay for.

    This process can take as little as two weeks but on average takes about three to four weeks. Next we wait on your mortgage company to complete their final underwriting process and generate the documents for your closing on the property. Finally, we meet with you usually on the morning of your closing before you sign closing documents and walk through the property to make sure it is in acceptable condition and that all repairs agreed upon by you and the seller have been completed.

    If you are using a relocation company, have your relocation representative give Carla or Wayne a call. We have over thirty years combined experience helping people like you buy a home. We will pay the referral fee required of the relocation company and we have worked with many relocation companies in the past. You will be getting one of the top full time Real Estate teams in the Houston area to work for you.