The Buyer's Guide to Real Estate

Tips To Customize Your Real Estate Search

Sifting through hundreds of properties for sale can be exhausting. When you are on the hunt for the right home, learning how to make the most of your search comes down to a few specific details. If you want to customize your search, here are four things you can do to make it more productive.

Know Your Budget 

Start your search by filtering properties: input your minimum and maximum price range. It's wise to get pre-approved by a mortgage lender before you begin the search. It will help you define these numbers and provide you with a pre-approval letter so you are ready to submit an offer as soon as you find the right property. You want to get an offer in as soon as possible to give you the best shot possible.

How Much Space Do You Want?

If you don't want to be maintaining a property that is 4000 square feet, adjust this setting in your home search. You can get specific about the number of bedrooms and bathrooms you are looking for. Paying attention to the lot size is important too. Whether you want a larger property or a small lot, set your parameters in your search. Don't waste time looking at homes that don't fulfill some of your most basic requirements.

Age Of The Home

If you are looking for a home that requires less maintenance, you might want to adjust the filter that helps you get specific about the age of the home. All homes require some level of maintenance, but a home from the 1970s will need more than something built more recently. If your budget is tight, looking at homes built in the last ten years might be a good place to start. Your final home inspections are the most important step that will show you a home's true condition, but filtering by age can help!

Get An Agent

Using a realty agent can be a crucial part of the home finding process. You can look through online listings all day long, but at the end of the day, you need an advocate for you to do the work alongside the search. An agent can make or break an offer on your dream home. Find someone who has great people skills and the confidence to go to bat for you.

Learn how to customize your real estate search and find a good realty agent to help you through the process. Searching with these tools will help you find a property that works great for your family and your budget!

To learn more, contact a realty agent.